"clunk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /klʌŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clunk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clunks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋk Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} clunk (plural clunks)
  1. A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound): kolahdus (Finnish), ngahoa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-clunk-en-noun-eP1yCP~z Disambiguation of Sounds: 34 30 35 Disambiguation of 'sound': 58 42
  2. (dated) The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-clunk-en-noun-mPnR~xUH Disambiguation of Sounds: 34 30 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 56 3 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 39 54 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clunky

Verb

IPA: /klʌŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clunk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clunks [present, singular, third-person], clunking [participle, present], clunked [participle, past], clunked [past]
Rhymes: -ʌŋk Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} clunk (third-person singular simple present clunks, present participle clunking, simple past and past participle clunked)
  1. To make such a sound. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (to make a dull, metallic sound): kolahtaa (Finnish), ngahoa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-clunk-en-verb-GCqdgYJY Disambiguation of Sounds: 34 30 35

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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