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clunk

[ kluhngk ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to hit hard, especially on the head.


noun

  1. a hard hit, especially on the head.
  2. Informal. a stupid person; clunkhead.

clunk

/ °ì±ôʌŋ°ì /

noun

  1. a blow or the sound of a blow
  2. a dull metallic sound
  3. a dull or stupid person
    1. the gurgling sound of a liquid
    2. the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or cause to make such a sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clunk1

1790–1800; imitative; clink 1, clank
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clunk1

C19: of imitative origin
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At no point is Desiree’s identity presented in a way that clunks with “very special episode†messaging or talking points.

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"I was hanging there for a second then I heard a click or a clunk and then I woke up on the floor," he said.

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A loud clunk and the crowd roared as the ball sailed above the field and over the fence for a walk-off home run to seal the championship win.

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Daniels strode briskly to the stand, not looking at Trump, her shoes clunking on the floor.

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Their two skulls smacked against each other with a hollow clunk, sending May to her knees holding her forehead.

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