clunk
verb (used with or without object)
to hit hard, especially on the head.
clunked
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past participleof clunk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clunk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
clunkverb (used with or without object)to hit hard, especially on the head.
Example Sentences
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After the robots noisily clunked down the stairs, the strangeness of the encounter began to fade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
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 ● Feb. 23, 2026
The offense further clunked with 5 for 21 from three-point range, one of the makes on a Nembhard heave with 19 seconds left that briefly made the score 68-65.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022
The Bengals clunked to a 4-11-1 finish amid the chaos and confusion of the pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
“He is so creepy'? Parvati whispered as Moody clunked away. “I don’t think that eye should be allowed!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
