clunk

klʌŋk

Definition

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Definition of clunk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sounddull, heavy sound made by a solid object

The clunk of the engine worried the driver.

thud

thump

mistakeawkward or clumsy action or mistake

His attempt at humor was a real clunk.

blunder

fumble

Verb

intr.

impactmake a dull, heavy sound when hitting something

The book clunked onto the table.

bang

thud

thump

movement

Rare

move with a sound like horse hooves striking the ground

Rare

The old car clunked down the road.

clatter

rattle

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Origin of clunk

Imitative, clunk (sound of a heavy object)

Examples of clunk in a sentence

A clunk was heard as the box hit the floor.
The speech was going well until that clunk.
Her dance routine had a noticeable clunk.
The helmet clunked against the ground.
I heard the wrench clunk as it fell.
The horse clunked along the cobblestone path.

I heard the suitcase clunk as it fell down the stairs.

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French:bruit sourd, heurter, ...
German:Rumpeln, plumpsen, ...
Italian:rumore sordo, cadere con un tonfo, ...
Spanish:golpe sordo, dar un golpe seco, ...
Portuguese:baque surdo, bater com estrondo, ...
Chinese:沉闷的声音, 砰地响, ...
Japanese:ガタン, ドスンと落ちる, ...
Arabic:صَوْت مُكْتَم, أحدَثَ صَوْتًا مَكْتومًا, ...
Hebrew:נְקִישָׁה כְּבֵדָה, לְהַשְׁמִיעַ חֲבָטָה כְּבֵדָה, ...
Russian:глухой стук, глухо стукать, ...
Ukrainian:глухий стукіт, глухо вдаритися, ...
Hindi:ठक, टकराना, ...
Bengali:ঠক শব্দ, ঠকঠক শব্দ করা, ...
Catalan:soroll sord, fer un soroll sec, ...
Czech:rána, žuchnout, ...
Danish:dunk, dumpe, ...
Dutch:bonk, ploffen, ...
Greek:ήχος γδούπου, κάνω γδούπο, ...
Hungarian:tompa koppanás, koppanni, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងគ្រឹប, បន្លឺសំឡេងធ្ងន់ៗ, ...
Korean:쿵 소리, 쿵 하고 떨어지다, ...
Persian:صدای سنگین, افتاد, ...
Polish:stukot, huknąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):baque surdo, bater, ...
Romanian:zgomot surd, a bufni, ...
Swedish:dunk, dunsa, ...
Thai:เสียงตุ้บ, ทำเสียงดังทึบ, ...
Turkish:takırtı, pat diye düşmek, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng cộc, rơi bịch, ...

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