clunk

[ kluhngk ]

/ klʌŋk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR clunk ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with or without object)

to hit hard, especially on the head.

clonk (def. 2).

noun

a hard hit, especially on the head.

Informal. a stupid person; clunkhead.

clonk (def. 1).

Informal. clunker (def. 2)

Origin of clunk

1790–1800; imitative; cf. clink¹, clank

Words nearby clunk

clumping, clumsy, clunes, clung, Cluniac, clunk, clunker, clunkhead, clunky, Cluny, Cluny lace

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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.
Milan’s Day-Glo Exuberance|Robin Givhan|September 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Clunk, klungk, n. the sound of a liquid coming out of a bottle when the cork has been quickly drawn.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
And suddenly the clungk, clunk—clungk, clunk recommenced and passed onward down the passage.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder|William Hope Hodgson
And 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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单词	clunk
释义	clunk [ kluhngk ] / klʌŋk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clunk ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to hit hard, especially on the head. clonk (def. 2). noun a hard hit, especially on the head. Informal. a stupid person; clunkhead. clonk (def. 1). Informal. clunker (def. 2) Origin of clunk 1790–1800; imitative; cf. clink¹, clank Words nearby clunk clumping, clumsy, clunes, clung, Cluniac, clunk, clunker, clunkhead, clunky, Cluny, Cluny lace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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. Milan’s Day-Glo Exuberance\|Robin Givhan\|September 26, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Clunk, klungk, n. the sound of a liquid coming out of a bottle when the cork has been quickly drawn. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various And suddenly the clungk, clunk—clungk, clunk recommenced and passed onward down the passage. Carnacki, The Ghost Finder\|William Hope Hodgson And 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clunk pound, stomp, plod, clomp, thump, thud, clop, tromp, clonk
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clunk

verb (used with or without object)

noun

Origin of clunk

Words nearby clunk

Example sentences from the Web for clunk

British Dictionary definitions for clunk

noun

verb

Word Origin for clunk

Words related to clunk