clonk

American  

[klongk, klawngk] / klɒŋk, klɔŋk /

noun

1. a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or cause to make such a sound.

clonk British  

/ klɒŋk /

verb

1. (intr) to make a loud dull thud

2. informal (tr) to hit

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noun

1. a loud thudding sound

Etymology

Origin of clonk

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Example Sentences

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

“I had a big hoe in my hand, and it went, ‘clonk,’” said Mr. Craig-Brown, speaking by phone on Thursday from his farm near Hamilton, where a cow could be heard in the background.

From New York Times

Robbie picked up another toy and — clonk — hit his father with the toss.

From Washington Post

You half expect it to be accompanied by a few sound effects: a clonk here, a parp there.

From The Guardian

The heavy clonk of two snooker balls colliding?

From The Guardian

Related Words

• bang
• thump