verb
- placing or setting something down heavily or carelessly
Usage: present participle of plonk
adjective
- making a dull, heavy sound when dropped or placed
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was plonking books down on the table without care.
- He kept plonking his feet on the coffee table.
- The plonking sound of the heavy box hitting the floor woke everyone up.
- Stop plonking your bag on my desk every morning.
- The plonking noise from upstairs was getting annoying.
- They were plonking dishes in the sink after dinner.