kerchunk

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noun

A sudden heavy blow or thump.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounkerchunk (plural kerchunks)

plural kerchunks

  1. A sudden heavy blow or thump.

    But this kerchunk, kerchunk — that's the sieve motion. (by extension) (amateur radio) The act of kerchunking or the noise caused by doing so.

    1885, Woman's Board of Missions, Life and light for woman: Volume 15

    Synonyms: kerplunk, plunk, thud

adverbkerchunk (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith a sudden heavy blow or thump.
verbkerchunk (third-person singular simple present kerchunks, present participle kerchunking, simple past and past participle kerchunked)

present singular third person kerchunks · participle present kerchunking · participle past kerchunked · past kerchunked

  1. To make or cause a kerchunk noise.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sudden heavy blow or thump.

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Origin

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APA

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MLA

“kerchunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerchunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerchunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerchunk.

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