Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
thank .
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Examples
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PC sounds quite loveable and more my style; plus the "thonk, thonk" of the tennis balls puts me in a summer mood...
Perfume Review: Estee Lauder Private Collection Marina Geigert 2008
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In two years I can thonk of about three or four occasions in 4700 blogposts where that as happened.
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Just thonk of the additional permanent government employees required to manage these programs.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Threat of Forced Labor Through Mandatory “National Service”: 2007
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In two years I can thonk of about three or four occasions in 4700 blogposts where that as happened.
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His heart gave a quirky thonk against his breastbone.
Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002
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The story Many Horses told about being orphaned in an attack from the Crows was fresh in his mind, making his heart thonk with dread.
Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002
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We hear Harvey Weinstein thundering by in a Santa suit ( "Ho! Ho! Ho!" … rumble … rumble … thonk … with Ken Auletta in tights and wee elf shoes carrying his big sack)!
Eight Day Week 2002
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His heart gave a quirky thonk against his breastbone.
Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002
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The story Many Horses told about being orphaned in an attack from the Crows was fresh in his mind, making his heart thonk with dread.
Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002
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His heart gave a quirky thonk against his breastbone.
Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002
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