clunk

American  

[kluhngk] / klʌŋk /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to hit hard, especially on the head.

2. clonk.

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noun

1. a hard hit, especially on the head.

2. Informal. a stupid person; clunkhead.

3. clonk.

4. Informal. clunker

clunk British  

/ klʌŋk /

noun

1. a blow or the sound of a blow

2. a dull metallic sound

3. a dull or stupid person

4. 1. the gurgling sound of a liquid

   2. the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle

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verb

1. to make or cause to make such a sound

Etymology

Origin of clunk

1790–1800; imitative; clink ¹, clank

Example Sentences

The scene that best defines the story’s idealism happens long before Dunk gets clunked in the head or skewered by a lance.

From Salon

Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".

From BBC

The road was too narrow to swerve, and we heard a nasty clunk.

From BBC

He had also gotten a clunk on the head, but he didn't even care about that because it was so interesting, what pushing would do.

From Literature

I pull out a chair, which clunks along the patio tiles.

From Literature