plunking in English
verb
1
play a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument, especially in an inexpressive or unskilled way.
Even during casual conversation he plunks out impromptu background music.
2
hit (someone) abruptly.
I should mention that while I was critiquing my work, a dog started to trot across the park, but I managed to plunk him in the head with an acorn before he could wreck my work.
3
put or set (something) down heavily or abruptly.
she plunked her purse on top of the bar
verb
Use "plunking" in a sentence
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1. "In Afield, some of our best writers lay bare the fantastically high expectations and, ultimately, certain heartbreak that attend plunking down cold cash for a hunting dog—a fool's gamble anyway, because, as these delightfully literate stories well attests, in the end, out dogs own us."