clonk
[ klongk, klawngk ]
noun
a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make such a sound.
Origin of clonk
1First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
- Also clunk.
Words Nearby clonk
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How to use clonk in a sentence
The music has died away, only a solemn clonk-clonk—clonk-clonk reverberates through this narrow, Norman-arched catacomb.
An Ocean Tramp | William McFee
British Dictionary definitions for clonk
clonk
/ (klɒŋk) /
verb
(intr) to make a loud dull thud
(tr) informal to hit
noun
a loud thudding sound
Origin of clonk
1C20: of imitative origin
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