clonk
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
verb
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(intr) to make a loud dull thud
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informal (tr) to hit
noun
Etymology
Origin of clonk
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
Example Sentences
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He might have been unsettled by a relatively slow start of 11 from 19 deliveries, or rattled by a clonk on the head from Alzarri Joseph.
From BBC • May 29, 2025
Robbie picked up another toy and — clonk — hit his father with the toss.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020
You half expect it to be accompanied by a few sound effects: a clonk here, a parp there.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019
His words were punctuated by the clonk of the bamboo shishi-odoshi in the garden, which filled up with water then tipped and emptied, falling back against its rock.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2012
It hit the top of his helmet with a clonk.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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