clunk in English
- clunk⇄clunk, noun, verb.
- clunk⇄noun 1. a sound like that of a hard object striking the ground; thud; thump.
Ex. High and far it [the discus] spun, then came down with a clunk--on the far side of the little red flag (Time).
2. (Scottish.) a sound like that made by a cork p - clunk⇄v.i., v.t. to make such a sound; strike with a clunk; thump.
Ex. ... refreshing to find a vehicle on which the doors clunk firmly shut (Punch).
Also, clonk.