
Thunk
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Translation of "thunk" into Russian
thunk
NounUK
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thunk
thunks pl
глухой стук
I heard a thunk as the book fell off the shelf.
Я услышал глухой стук, когда книга упала с полки.
thunk
VerbUK
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thunk
thunks
thunked Past Simple / Past Participle
thunking Gerund
The metal pipes thunk loudly when they fall.
Металлические трубы грохочут громко, когда падают.
He thunk the door with his fist.
Он стукнул дверь кулаком.
Definitions
thunk
NounUK
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US
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A dull, hollow sound, often associated with something heavy hitting a surface.
The book fell off the shelf with a loud thunk.
Computing: a piece of code or a parameterless function that delays a computation until its result is needed.
The middleware expects each action creator to return either an object or a thunk.
thunk
VerbUK
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To make a dull, hollow sound.
The book fell off the shelf and thunked onto the floor.
To strike or hit something with a dull sound.
He thunked the ball against the wall with a powerful throw.
Computing: to wrap code or a parameter in a thunk so that its execution is deferred.
The compiler thunks the call so the argument is evaluated lazily.
thunk
InterjectionUK
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US
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Used to represent a dull, heavy sound, especially one made by a solid object hitting another.
"Thunk!" went the coconut as it struck the ground.
Idioms and phrases
muffled thunk
There was a muffled thunk as the book fell to the floor.
приглушенный стук
Раздался приглушенный стук, когда книга упала на пол.
heavy thunk
A heavy thunk indicated the suitcase hit the ground.
тяжелый стук
Тяжелый стук означал, что чемодан ударился о землю.
dull thunk
The hammer landed with a dull thunk.
глухой стук
Молоток приземлился с глухим стуком.
echoing thunk
The echoing thunk of the door closing filled the hallway.
эхо стука
Эхо стука закрывающейся двери наполнило коридор.
sudden thunk
A sudden thunk startled everyone in the room.
внезапный стук
Внезапный стук напугал всех в комнате.
inclined to think
He is inclined to think that the project will succeed.
склонен думать
Он склонен думать, что проект будет успешным.