What is "plunked"

Usage examples of "plunked".

She plunked the tray down on the floor where she stood, sloshing some of the soup over the side of the bowl, then darted to the side of the bed to catch him.

Disgruntled, she plunked down a plastic credit card and the clerk ran it through the imprinting machine, then called to get an okay on the amount.

When she plunked the items down on the counter, the clerk looked as if she wanted to refuse to ring them up, but she changed her mind under Mary's glare.

She closed the door and tried to slide past him, but his hands closed on her waist, and, with a dizzy whirl, she found herself plunked down on the counter with him standing between her legs to prevent her from getting down.

He all but plunked her in one, looked around at the scurrying waitresses, and said, "Stay here.

Blaine plunked her fists on her hips and challenged him with a lift of her chin.

With an exasperated noise, Brenna scooped her out of midair and plunked her back in place.

He went to the center of the shallow room and plunked his bottom down, his eyes never leaving her face—and her eyes never leaving his—as she closed and latched the doors.

Faced with full hands, she poked the television power button with her toe and plunked down into the couch, freezing at the unexpected crinkling she heard.

She took the bottle back and went to the den, where she plunked herself in the couch, draping the snarls around to lie across her thighs.

She climbed to her feet and plunked back down in the couch, but since she hadn't been careful enough, she sat on her hair and had to bounce up to free it.

She wandered, moody for the first time in nearly a week, into the main cabin and plunked herself down on the pilot's chair, curling her feet under her and sitting quietly, only the vapor of the heating coffee moving.

Fralim yanked him back by the collar and seat of his garment from the edge of the field, and plunked him sprawling into his half-worked row.

Then, he plunked himself down on his exercise bench and started pulling on the weight bars until he began to breathe in rhythm.

She let herself into the office she usually shared with Zainal and plunked herself down at the first available station, flipping on the computer.