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clonk

/klɑŋk/
verb
  1. To make a short, dull, heavy sound like metal or wood hitting something.
    • I heard the lid clonk as it fell onto the stone floor.
    • The old pipe clonked against the wall as he carried it.
    • The wooden spoon clonked on the side of the pot.
  2. To hit someone or something, producing a dull sound.
    • She clonked the table with her fist to get attention.
    • The child clonked the drum with a stick.
    • He accidentally clonked his head on the low beam.
noun
  1. A short, dull, heavy sound, like metal or wood hitting something.
    • There was a loud clonk as the wrench hit the floor.
    • We heard a clonk from the kitchen and went to check.
    • The only sound was the clonk of the gate closing.
Synonyms
thudthumpclunkbang
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