clonk

[ klongk, klawngk ]

noun

1. a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or cause to make such a sound.

clonk

/ klɒŋk /

verb

1. intr to make a loud dull thud
2. informal.
   tr to hit

noun

1. a loud thudding sound

Word History and Origins

Origin of clonk¹

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of clonk¹

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

The music has died away, only a solemn clonk-clonk—clonk-clonk reverberates through this narrow, Norman-arched catacomb.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bang
• thump