splunk

The sound of something heavy landing in a liquid.

Interjection

  1. The sound of something heavy landing in a liquid.
    • A splunk, like a rock hitting water, brought him to a standstill, straining to hear. - 2004, Ramona Crawford, Sabrina Says, page 162:
    • Splunk! Mid-muse, Darcy was startled by a weird noise — something between a splat and a thunk. Pausing in her apple-picking, she looked around. Splunk! There it was again! - 2005, Jory Simms, Welcome to Where?:
    • Was that the hose? Did they drop it in? Splunk. Something hit the water. - 2007, Lois Metzger, Be careful what you wish for:

Origin

Imitative; compare splash, splat, plunk.