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- Dictionaryclunk/klʌŋk/
noun
- 1. a dull sound such as that made by heavy metal objects striking together: "there was a clunk as the receiver went down"
- 2. a stupid or foolish person: informal US "don't let her see what a clunk I'm married to"
verb
- 1. move with or make a clunk: "the machinery clunked into life"
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Clunk is a noun or verb that means a deep low sound made by two heavy objects hitting each other. Learn more about its pronunciation, usage, and related words and phrases from Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word 'clunk' in British and American English. Find out the synonyms, collocations, examples and word origin of 'clunk'.
to make the sound of heavy objects hitting together, or to cause this sound to be made: She emptied the change out of her purse and clunked it into her piggy bank. clunk. noun [ C ] us / klʌŋk / We heard a loud clunk as the ferry hit the side of the dock.
1. a blow or the sound of a blow. 2. a dull metallic sound. 3. a dull or stupid person. 4. chiefly. a. the gurgling sound of a liquid. b. the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle. vb. to make or cause to make such a sound. [C19: of imitative origin]
Definitions of clunk. noun. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) synonyms: clump, thud, thump, thumping. see more. verb. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground. synonyms: clop, clump, plunk. see more.
noun. a blow or the sound of a blow. a dull metallic sound. a dull or stupid person. the gurgling sound of a liquid. the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle.
Clunk is a noun or verb that means a loud sound made when two solid objects hit each other. Learn more about the origin, usage and examples of clunk from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
