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Meaning of "plunky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUNKY

plunky  [ˈplʌŋkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUNKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plunky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PLUNKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plunky in the English dictionary

The definition of plunky in the dictionary is twanging.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUNKY


chunky
ˈtʃʌŋkɪ
clunky
ˈklʌŋkɪ
flunky
ˈflʌŋkɪ
funky
ˈfʌŋkɪ
gunky
ˈɡʌŋkɪ
hunkey
ˈhʌŋkɪ
hunky
ˈhʌŋkɪ
junkie
ˈdʒʌŋkɪ
junky
ˈdʒʌŋkɪ
monkey
ˈmʌŋkɪ
punkey
ˈpʌŋkɪ
punky
ˈpʌŋkɪ
skunky
ˈskʌŋkɪ
spunkie
ˈspʌŋkɪ
spunky
ˈspʌŋkɪ
sunkie
ˈsʌŋkɪ
technojunkie
ˈtɛknəʊˌdʒʌŋkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUNKY

plunder
plunderable
plunderage
plunderer
plunderous
plunge
plunge bath
plunge pool
plunger
plunging
plunk
plunker
Plunket
Plunket baby
Plunket nurse
Plunket Society
pluperfect
plur.
plural
plural voting

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUNKY

blanky
clanky
conky
cranky
dinky
hanky
hanky-panky
honky
inky
lanky
linky
manky
pinky
skanky
slinky
stinky
swanky
tanky
wanky
wonky

Synonyms and antonyms of plunky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plunky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUNKY

Find out the translation of plunky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plunky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plunky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

plunky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plunky
570 millions of speakers

English

plunky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plunky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plunky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

plunky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plunky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plunky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Plunky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plunky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plunky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plunky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plunky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plunky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plunky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plunky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लठ्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plunky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plunky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plunky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

plunky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plunky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plunky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plunky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plunky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plunky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plunky

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUNKY»

The term «plunky» is normally little used and occupies the 134.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of plunky
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUNKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plunky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plunky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plunky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUNKY»

Discover the use of plunky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plunky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Athletic Benchley: 105 Exercises from the Detroit ...
(Second tenor solo) M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m. (Unison) Comin' fer to carry me home. Under this ran the banjo accompaniment something like this: Plunky» plunky~plunky-plunky, Plunky-plunky~plunky-plunky, Plunky-plunky ...
Robert Benchley, Thomas J. Saunders, 2010
2
Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology
LISA (Sings) Plunky Plunky Plunky Plunk (GLORIA looks at MURIEL, cheers up, and plays an imaginary muted trumpet. MURIEL reluctantly gets pulled in, plays an imaginary bass.) GLORIA (Sings) We three, were all alone MURIEL (Talks) ...
Kathy A. Perkins, Roberta Uno, 2005
3
Crushes, Flirts, And Friends: A Real Girl's Guide to Boy Smarts
He's a boy who loves his position as class Plunky. He works at it. He actually enjoys being so annoying! Proof? Any attempts anyone makes to help him get with it are completely ignored. In fact, any friendly gesture shown to him is ignored.
Erika V. Shearin Karres, 2005
4
Confetti Lane
I...none of us knew Plunky was actually back. She's been coming back for ages, remember. Come by taxi, did she? And why all this urgency? I did get you messages but they were in the weirdest speech that I couldn't understand them.” Mavis ...
Jane Willcox, 2011
5
One Minute, Please
Under this ran the banjo accompaniment something like this : Plunky-plunky- plunky-plunky, Plunky-plunky-plunky-plunky, Plunky-plunky-plunky-plunky, Plunky-plunky-plunky-plunky, Plunk! Here we find for the first time some evidence of 21.
Robert Benchley, 1946
6
The People Who Stayed: Southeastern Indian Writing After Removal
LIsA (Sings. ) Plunky Plunky Plunky Plunk ( GLORIA looks at MURIEL, cheers up, and plays an imaginary muted trumpet. MURIEL reluctantly gets pulled in, plays an imaginary bass.) GLORIA (Sings. ) We three, were all alone MURIEL (Talks. )  ...
Janet McAdams, Geary Hobson, Kathryn Walkiewicz, 2012
7
A General Dictionary of Provincialisms. -London, Russel ...
(Skinner says, Blunt is derived from Plomp, Belg. plump, and if correct, why not Plunky, from the same ?) PLUNT, s. [See P|unky.] A walking stick with a large knob. Glouc. To POACH, v. n. To be soft in consequence of wet; being generally said ...
William Holloway, 1840
8
A Naval Venture: The War Story of an Armoured Cruiser:
Plunky Bill, the cheeky A.B. belongingtothe picketboat, was the only one who had his. The gunner's mate explained that "Plunky Bill 'ada sweet'eart in Portsmouth what was fair gone on 'im,and'ad made 'im promise to always wear 'is collar".
T. T. Jeans, 2014
9
Jupiter Laughs
Breakfast cereals, offering one model Plunky Goo for twelve packet tops, were actually sold by the dozen; and retailers and supermarkets were cleaned out on the day of delivery. Plunky Goo toothbrushes spread liberally with pink Plunky Goo ...
Edmund Cooper, 2011
10
The Jazz Discography
Touch me Name Brand NB20O41 [CD] [P4593] Plunky Branch (ts,sequenced, keyboards,b,background vcl) Kevin Chnslopher (d program loop.special effects) Carlton Blount (vd) c. 1990's Whatchu gonna do about it Name Brand NB20041 ...
Tom Lord, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUNKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plunky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Too Deep
... and jazz, with plunky banjos, clarinets, cornets, and complex emotions concealed in simple lyrics. There's no shortage of roots bands around, ... «Good Times, Jul 15»
2
Library honors strong role models
The next noteworthy individual is a musician and educator named James “Plunky” Branch. From Richmond, he was born in 1947. Branch is a ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
3
A Q&A with Brian Wilson
It gave it the plunk-plunk-plunk kind of effect — a plunky kind of effect. How did you come up with ideas like that? You know, I don't know. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
4
Plunky & Oneness at Dogwood Dell
RICHMOND: It's his annual performance at Dogwood Dell and it's expected to be another favorite for Richmonders. Plunky will take to the Dell ... «wtvr.com, Jun 15»
5
Weekend Events: Arts & Culture Xpo, Richmond Shakespeare Festival
Festival of Arts at Dogwood Dell, featuring Plunky & Oneness Sunday, June 29, 8pm, My Uncle's Old Army Buddies, July 2nd, 8pm; Fourth of ... «wtvr.com, Jun 15»
6
Weekend Events: Artifacts Roadshow, Richmond Bacon Festival …
59th Annual Festival of Arts at Dogwood Dell: concerts include Plunky & Oneness June 28, 8pm; July 4th Celebration activities start at 6pm; ... «wtvr.com, Jun 15»
7
Alston at Home, The Place
... company style and attended by the usual bright lights, colourful costumes and slightly plunky modern music (Terry Riley, Keyboard Study #1). «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
8
Weekend Events: Broad Appetit, Dinwiddie Music Fest, Arts at …
... Renaissance Faire Activities at 4pm, featuring games, moon bounces, food, face painting, Shakespeare scenes; Plunky & Oneness June 28, ... «wtvr.com, Jun 15»
9
Time for team of 2015 to be Canary legends
For the whole of the past 12 months, Plunky hasn't let us forget that he scored the equaliser to send the game in to a penalty shoot out which ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 15»
10
Richmond area remembers legacy of B.B. King
His music could speak in ways words could not, influencing Richmond musician James “Plunky” Branch. "His words became very expressive ... «WWBT NBC12 News, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Plunky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plunky>. May 2024 ».
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