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clunk  (klngk)

n.

1. A dull sound; a thump.

2. A blow that produces a dull sound.

3. Informal A stupid, dull person.

v. clunked, clunk·ing, clunks

v.intr.

1. To make or move with a clunk.

2. To strike something so as to make a dull sound.

v.tr.

To strike so as to make a dull sound: "Icy weather affected the clock's mechanism and for several hours Big Ben clunked instead of bonged the time changes" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Imitative.]

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clunk [klʌŋk]

n

1. a blow or the sound of a blow

2. a dull metallic sound

3. a dull or stupid person

4. Chiefly Scot

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

[of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clunk - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) thud, thump, thumping, clump sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	clunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground clop, clump, plunk sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

Translations

clunk [klʌŋk]

A. N

1. (= sound) → sonido m metálico sordo

2. (US) → cabeza mf hueca

B. VI (= make sound) → sonar a hueco

clunk [ˈklʌŋk]

n → bruit m sourd

vi → faire un bruit sourd

clunk

n → dumpfes Geräusch

vi the door clunked shut → die Tür schloss sich mit einem dumpfen Geräusch