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clunk

  • /klʌŋk/

Rhymes with -ʌŋk

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Onomatopoeic.

noun clunks

  1. A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
  2. dated The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound.
  3. derogatory, offensive dull; foolish; stupid or silly person.

verb clunks · clunking · clunked

  1. To make such a sound. Her old bicycle was clunking along the road.

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@misc{clunk_2026,
  title = {clunk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clunk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}