plunk vs striking

striking vs plunk

plunk and striking both are nouns.

plunk is not an adjective while striking is an adjective.

plunk is a verb but striking is not a verb.

plunk is an adverb but striking is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plunk	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
striking	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, striking is a hypernym of plunk; that is, striking is a word with a broader meaning than plunk:

plunk: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
striking: the act of contacting one thing with another

Other hypernyms of plunk include hit, hitting.

plunk (noun)	striking (noun)
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly	the act of contacting one thing with another
a hollow twanging sound	the physical coming together of two or more things

plunk (adjective)	striking (adjective)
	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
	sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

plunk (verb)	striking (verb)
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
drop steeply
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

plunk (adverb)	striking (adverb)
with a short hollow thud

Difference between plunk and striking

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