clunk
[ kluhngk ]
/ klʌŋk /
verb (used with or without object)
to hit hard, especially on the head.
noun
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Example sentences from the Web for clunk
Embellishments were large and cumbersome—so much so that the dresses seemed to clink and clunk as the models walked the runway.
Clunk, klungk, n. the sound of a liquid coming out of a bottle when the cork has been quickly drawn.
And suddenly the clungk, clunk—clungk, clunk recommenced and passed onward down the passage.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder|William Hope HodgsonAnd immediately afterward the clungk, clunk—clungk, clunk of mighty hoofs coming down the passage toward us.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder|William Hope Hodgson
British Dictionary definitions for clunk
clunk
/ (klʌŋk) /
noun
a blow or the sound of a blow
a dull metallic sound
a dull or stupid person
mainly Scot
- the gurgling sound of a liquid
- the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle
verb
to make or cause to make such a sound
Word Origin for clunk
C19: of imitative origin
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