ploop

English

Etymology

Imitative; compare the more common plop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pluːp/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːp

Interjection

ploop

  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a small object falling into liquid.
    The pebbles went ploop and sunk to the bottom of the pond.

Noun

ploop (plural ploops)

  1. An instance of this sound.
    I heard a ploop, but I couldn't tell where it came from.
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