shunk

English

Etymology

Imitative. Compare shink, thunk, shlick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʌŋk/

Verb

shunk (third-person singular simple present shunks, present participle shunking, simple past and past participle shunked)

1. To impact and penetrate something with a heavy sound, like a blade hitting wood.
   • 2019 January 21, Robert Low, Beasts Beyond The Wall, Canelo, →ISBN:

     […] the bitt [of the axe] shunked into the jamb and stuck. Dog brought up his short sword […]

   • 2020 June 1, Bryan A. Collins, Sewn Together: (A Tale From Tiltwater 1), Bryan A. Collins, →ISBN:

     ... shunked into the snow next to the fighting trio. Rez did the same shortly after, although he was less concerned about hitting Bergmin or Tilvia than Silver was. Keskin didn't have the luxury of missing. He wanted to grab his sword, but […]

   • 2023 May 24, J. Aaron Gruben, Elye of Saint Gilles: A Chansons de Geste Retold, Post Tenebras Lux Books:

     […] and Guillaume and Aimer fought a press of furious Saracens. It was a tense moment as the key stuck in the lock, and more than one arrow shunked against the heavy oak doors inches from Elye's head.