Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With a sudden heavy blow or thump.
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- noun A
sudden heavy blow orthump . - adverb With a sudden heavy blow or thump.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Newbern, when suddenly, as the Squire and I were lighting our second after-dinner segars, 'kerchunk' went one of the forward wheels, and over went the coach in a twinkling.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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In an hour the whistle of the saw began to rise in key higher and higher, and as the men slowed up carefully, it gave a little high squeak of triumph, and with a "kerchunk" dropped to the ground.
Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War John Fox 1891
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But there is times when a good stiff jolt lands on the right spot kerchunk, and this is sure one of them.
To Kill a Man 2010
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Something inside me slips sharply sideways— kerchunk —like a discordant note, but I skim past it, take another mouthful of wine.
imperfect endings Zoe FitzGerald Carter 2010
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Just minutes before, I had watched what happens when defendants don't show up in court: kerchunk!
Matt Taibbi Investigates Florida's Foreclosure 'Rocket Dockets' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Just minutes before, I had watched what happens when defendants don't show up in court: kerchunk!
Matt Taibbi Investigates Florida's Foreclosure 'Rocket Dockets' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Just minutes before, I had watched what happens when defendants don't show up in court: kerchunk!
Matt Taibbi Investigates Florida's Foreclosure 'Rocket Dockets' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Something inside me slips sharply sideways— kerchunk —like a discordant note, but I skim past it, take another mouthful of wine.
imperfect endings Zoe FitzGerald Carter 2010
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