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kerplunk

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ker·plunk  (kr-plnk)
intr.v. ker·plunked, ker·plunk·ing, ker·plunks
To fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling rapidly into water.
n.
A kerplunking sound or movement.

[ker-, intensive pref. (probably from Scots) + plunk.]

ker·plunk adv.


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Skaters and their coaches don't mind talking about falling because everybody goes kerplunk once in a while, even the champions.
Some of our favorites were the Provensens' Old Mother Hubbard, with a page turn before the dog's nonsensical reaction to each Mother Hubbard action is revealed; Blueberries for Sal, with its parallel stories of Little Sal and Little Bear and its chantable kerplink kerplank kerplunk sounds; and Sue Williams's I Went Walking, similar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
they can have you holding your breath, freezing in place, waiting for the ice to break up, then kerplunk.
 
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