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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

plonk

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/plɒŋk/

The sound of something solid landing.

In a Sentence

“I just heard a plonk – did something fall down in the kitchen?”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. plonkdown plonkmyself plonkplonk cheapplonk redplonk spanish
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Synonyms

killfilebangslap bangplumpplopplunk

Antonyms

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Related Words

flumpplump downplankplunk downplunking

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