clonk

[ klongk, klawngk ]
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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.

Origin of clonk

1
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Words Nearby clonk

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How to use clonk in a sentence

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

    An Ocean Tramp | William McFee

British Dictionary definitions for clonk

clonk

/ (klɒŋk) /


verb
  1. (intr) to make a loud dull thud

  2. (tr) informal to hit

noun
  1. a loud thudding sound

Origin of clonk

1
C20: of imitative origin

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