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clunk

(klŭngk)

1. A dull sound; a thump.

2. A blow that produces a dull sound.

3. Informal A stupid, dull person.

v. clunked, clunk·ing, clunks

v.intr.

1. To make or move with a clunk.

2. To strike something so as to make a dull sound.

v.tr.

To strike so as to make a dull sound: "Icy weather affected the clock's mechanism and for several hours Big Ben clunked instead of bonged the time changes" (Christian Science Monitor).

[Imitative.]

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clunk

(klʌŋk)

1. a blow or the sound of a blow

2. a dull metallic sound

3. a dull or stupid person

4. chiefly

a. the gurgling sound of a liquid

b. the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle

to make or cause to make such a sound

[C19: of imitative origin]

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clunk

(klʌŋk)

v.i., v.t.

1. to hit hard, esp. on the head.

2. clonk (def. 2).

3. a hard hit, esp. on the head.

4. Informal. a stupid person.

5. clonk (def. 1).

6. Informal. clunker (def. 2).

[1790–1800; imitative; compare clink¹, clank]

clunk

Past participle: clunked
Gerund: clunking

Imperative
clunk
clunk

Present
I clunk
you clunk
he/she/it clunks
we clunk
you clunk
they clunk

Preterite
I clunked
you clunked
he/she/it clunked
we clunked
you clunked
they clunked

Present Continuous
I am clunking
you are clunking
he/she/it is clunking
we are clunking
you are clunking
they are clunking

Present Perfect
I have clunked
you have clunked
he/she/it has clunked
we have clunked
you have clunked
they have clunked

Past Continuous
I was clunking
you were clunking
he/she/it was clunking
we were clunking
you were clunking
they were clunking

Past Perfect
I had clunked
you had clunked
he/she/it had clunked
we had clunked
you had clunked
they had clunked

Future
I will clunk
you will clunk
he/she/it will clunk
we will clunk
you will clunk
they will clunk

Future Perfect
I will have clunked
you will have clunked
he/she/it will have clunked
we will have clunked
you will have clunked
they will have clunked

Future Continuous
I will be clunking
you will be clunking
he/she/it will be clunking
we will be clunking
you will be clunking
they will be clunking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been clunking
you have been clunking
he/she/it has been clunking
we have been clunking
you have been clunking
they have been clunking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been clunking
you will have been clunking
he/she/it will have been clunking
we will have been clunking
you will have been clunking
they will have been clunking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been clunking
you had been clunking
he/she/it had been clunking
we had been clunking
you had been clunking
they had been clunking

Conditional
I would clunk
you would clunk
he/she/it would clunk
we would clunk
you would clunk
they would clunk

Past Conditional
I would have clunked
you would have clunked
he/she/it would have clunked
we would have clunked
you would have clunked
they would have clunked

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Noun	1.	clunk - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) thud, thump, thumping, clump sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	clunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground clop, clump, plunk sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

clunk

noun

A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:

beat, pound, thud, thump.

verb

To make a dull sound by or as if by striking a surface with a heavy object:

clomp, clump, thud.

Translations

sferragliamento

clunk

[klʌŋk]

A. N

1. (= sound) → sonido m metálico sordo

2. (US) → cabeza mf hueca

B. VI (= make sound) → sonar a hueco

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clunk

[ˈklʌŋk]

n → bruit m sourd

vi → faire un bruit sourd

clunk

n → dumpfes Geräusch

vi the door clunked shut → die Tür schloss sich mit einem dumpfen Geräusch

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