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clonk
/klɒŋk/
noun 2verb 2
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3VERB + CLONK
moved, resounding
PREP.
with
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
Our milkman is a jovial character, but not one given to yodelling at the customers on his round. Only the resounding "clonk" of bottles advises us that a couple of pints have been left on the doorstep.
He passed under a low branch now. It hit the top of his helmet with a clonk.
2
A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait.
verb
1
To make such a sound.
One half-naked kid with a garrison cap clonked on the marimba; the little black rubber balls on his sticks struck fast.
2
To wallop, clobber.
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Our milkman is a jovial character, but not one given to yodelling at the customers on his round. Only the resounding "clonk" of bottles advises us that a couple of pints have been left on the doorstep
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He passed under a low branch now. It hit the top of his helmet with a clonk.
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The minute hand moved with a clonk, and shuddered to a halt on the 9.
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One half-naked kid with a garrison cap clonked on the marimba; the little black rubber balls on his sticks struck fast.
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