interjection
- used to represent the sound of something heavy falling or dropping into water
Usage: onomatopoeia
adverb
- with a heavy falling or splashing sound
Usage: informal
Examples
- The rock went kerplunk into the pond.
- Kerplunk! The frog jumped off the lily pad.
- The heavy book fell kerplunk onto the floor.
- She dropped the stone and it landed kerplunk in the water.
- The ball bounced once and then went kerplunk into the fountain.
- Kerplunk went the anchor as it hit the lake bottom.