Clunk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚklˌeɪmd/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪlˈatəɹəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪlˈatəɹəli/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚklˌeɪmd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thump clop plunk clump thumping thud

Parts of Speech

noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Word Forms

thump	verb	make a dull sound
clump	verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clunky	adjective	making a clunking sound
clunk	verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
thud	verb	make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
clump	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
clunk	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
plunk	noun	a hollow twanging sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klirren

ein schweres, dumpfes Geräusch (wie es durch den Aufprall schwerer Gegenstände entsteht)

🇫🇷French

claquement

un son lourd et sourd (produit par l'impact d'objets lourds)

🇪🇸Spanish

ruido sordo

un sonido pesado y sordo (producido por el impacto de objetos pesados)

🇮🇹Italian

rumore metallico

un suono pesante e sordo (come prodotto dall'impatto di oggetti pesanti)

🇳🇱Dutch

klap

een zwaar dof geluid (zoals gemaakt door de impact van zware voorwerpen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

barulho

um som pesado e abafado (produzido pelo impacto de objetos pesados)

🇷🇺Russian

стук

тяжелый глухой звук (издаваемый при ударе тяжелых предметов)

India

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लंक

एक जड कंटाळवाणा आवाज (जड वस्तूंच्या प्रभावाने बनलेला)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લંક

ભારે નીરસ અવાજ (ભારે પદાર્થોની અસરથી બનેલો)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਸੰਜੀਵ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਭਾਰੀ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਬਣੀ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉闷

沉重沉闷的声音（由重物撞击发出）

🇯🇵Japanese

カタカタ

重く鈍い音（重い物体の衝撃によって生じる）

🇰🇷Korean

땡그랑 소리

무겁고 둔탁한 소리(무거운 물체의 충격으로 인해 발생하는 소리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cục cục

một âm thanh nặng nề (do tác động của vật nặng)

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดังเอี๊ยด

เสียงทื่อหนักๆ (ดังที่เกิดจากการกระแทกของหนัก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bunyi berisik

suara tumpul yang berat (seperti akibat benturan benda berat)

🇵🇭Filipino

kumakatok

isang mabigat na mapurol na tunog (tulad ng ginawa ng epekto ng mabibigat na bagay)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقرة

صوت ثقيل وممل (كما يحدث نتيجة لتأثير الأشياء الثقيلة)

🇮🇷Persian

چنگ زدن

صدای کسل کننده سنگین (که در اثر برخورد اجسام سنگین ایجاد می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkırtı

ağır, donuk bir ses (ağır nesnelerin çarpmasıyla meydana geldiği gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צקצק

צליל עמום כבד (כפי שנעשה כתוצאה מפגיעה של חפצים כבדים)

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The primary meaning of 'clunk' is 'a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)'.

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