Definition of clunk in English:

clunk

noun klʌŋkkləŋk

1A dull sound such as that made by heavy metal objects striking together.
沉闷的金属敲击声，铿锵声
there was a clunk as the receiver went down
Example sentencesExamples
- This method of tuning the pan is what gives it it's ringing quality as opposed to a dull clunk.
- ‘People have opinions,’ he said, firmly punctuating his remark, bringing his beer mug down on the counter with a clunk.
- Until seconds before the reassuring clunk of the landing gear, only the aeroplane's shadow skimming across the murky water is visible immediately below.
- He dumped it all on the floor with an assortment of thumps and clunks.
- Something landed with a dull clunk in front her.
- The air around him slowly grew warmer, and he began to hear the heavy clunk and crunch of metal slabs grinding together.
- It was silent for a long moment, except for the usual clunk of wagon wheels on the uneven street and the muffled shouts of men calling from their market stalls.
- I was skipping down the stairs into the subway as the doors on the train were beeping closed, but suddenly they stopped dead with a clunk, and opened again.
- Seconds later, I heard a dull clunk as he placed the firewood on the floor.
- I got in and tried to start the truck, but all I got was a loud clunk from the starter.
- The pilot walked in after the three clunks had sounded.
- The sound of a clunk hit the door before he opened it and a guy with red hair hobbled in holding his skull.
- Clunk clunk clunk went the footsteps overhead.
- My heels' sound changed from the dull clunk of shoe on wood to the clipped sharpness of heel on marble.
- Step inside: the doors have the clunk of a well-built car; the seats have lovely back rests.
- ‘It's him,’ she said crisply setting her bag down on the ground with a heavy clunk as the new binders connected with the ground through the fabric.
- There followed the sound of a chair falling over and a metallic clunk as an ash tray tumbled to the stone floor.
- A plate sank to the bottom of the sink, where it made a dull clunk.
Synonyms
bang, sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack
2US informal A stupid or foolish person.
〈美，非正式〉笨蛋；蠢人
don't let her see what a clunk I'm married to
Synonyms
idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

verb klʌŋkkləŋk

[no object]

Move with or make a clunk.
铿锵作响地运动；铿锵作响，发出沉闷声
the machinery clunked into life
机械发着沉闷的响声开动了。
Example sentencesExamples
- I assume that the reason dentists - and, for all I know, brain surgeons - are clunking around in clogs is because they minimise the harm to their feet from standing up all day.
- It evokes new millennium visions of robots clunking around in factories.
- While the computer whirred and clunked contentedly doing its defragmentation thing, I settled back in my chair, feet up on the desk, to listen to some Handel.
- Her head clunked back against the post.
- I tried to slow my breathing as I listened to my mother's footsteps clunking up the stairs.
- He waved the man off dismissively and we all watched as his car clunked and rattled its way out of the parking lot.
- The cover had slid closed after that, clunking down securely.
- And so they walked on, boots clunking on the hollow floor.
- I received a call from a customer one day asking if his hard drive could be upgraded to a higher gig drive (his old one was clunking and making noise).
- It was so heavy, that when I tried to pick it up, it just clunked onto the ground and wouldn't budge.
- I could often be found clunking around on the mountain bike, although always on a paved trail or street.
- She heard clunking sounds above her, as if someone were moving around in the hayloft.
- A gentle drumbeat begins clunking out of the speakers, along with a simple, tinny, synthesized melody.
- The air conditioner was an old window rattler that continuously clunked, banged and leaked water everywhere.
- The sound of desks clunking and the shuffling of feet against the linoleum, filled her ears, as she got her materials organized and finally went to the front of the class.
- Giving them a moment to embrace, he stepped forward toward them, steel boots clunking against the floor with great dramatic effect.
- Mother came clunking up the stairs, and yelled, before she had to open the door.
- He shook his head and almost expected to hear the sound of something clunking around.
- She followed in her wake, and she could hear the sound of her boots clunking on the ground.
- Behind me, I heard footsteps, clunking against the black asphalt.
Synonyms
jangling, clanging, rattling, clinking, jingling, clunking, clattering
jangle, rattle, clink, clang, jingle, clunk, clatter

Origin

Late 18th century (originally Scots, as a verb): imitative; compare with clank, clink¹, and clonk.

Rhymes

bunk, chunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, Monck, monk, plunk, shrunk, skunk, slunk, stunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

Definition of clunk in US English:

clunk

nounkləŋkkləNGk

1A heavy, dull sound such as that made by thick pieces of metal striking together.
沉闷的金属敲击声，铿锵声
Example sentencesExamples
- Something landed with a dull clunk in front her.
- ‘It's him,’ she said crisply setting her bag down on the ground with a heavy clunk as the new binders connected with the ground through the fabric.
- Step inside: the doors have the clunk of a well-built car; the seats have lovely back rests.
- My heels' sound changed from the dull clunk of shoe on wood to the clipped sharpness of heel on marble.
- The air around him slowly grew warmer, and he began to hear the heavy clunk and crunch of metal slabs grinding together.
- There followed the sound of a chair falling over and a metallic clunk as an ash tray tumbled to the stone floor.
- ‘People have opinions,’ he said, firmly punctuating his remark, bringing his beer mug down on the counter with a clunk.
- I was skipping down the stairs into the subway as the doors on the train were beeping closed, but suddenly they stopped dead with a clunk, and opened again.
- The sound of a clunk hit the door before he opened it and a guy with red hair hobbled in holding his skull.
- This method of tuning the pan is what gives it it's ringing quality as opposed to a dull clunk.
- The pilot walked in after the three clunks had sounded.
- Seconds later, I heard a dull clunk as he placed the firewood on the floor.
- He dumped it all on the floor with an assortment of thumps and clunks.
- Clunk clunk clunk went the footsteps overhead.
- It was silent for a long moment, except for the usual clunk of wagon wheels on the uneven street and the muffled shouts of men calling from their market stalls.
- A plate sank to the bottom of the sink, where it made a dull clunk.
- Until seconds before the reassuring clunk of the landing gear, only the aeroplane's shadow skimming across the murky water is visible immediately below.
- I got in and tried to start the truck, but all I got was a loud clunk from the starter.
Synonyms
bang, sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack
2US informal A stupid or foolish person.
〈美，非正式〉笨蛋；蠢人
Synonyms
idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

verbkləŋkkləNGk

[no object]

Move with or make heavy, dull sounds.
铿锵作响地运动；铿锵作响，发出沉闷声
the machinery clunked into life
机械发着沉闷的响声开动了。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was so heavy, that when I tried to pick it up, it just clunked onto the ground and wouldn't budge.
- The sound of desks clunking and the shuffling of feet against the linoleum, filled her ears, as she got her materials organized and finally went to the front of the class.
- While the computer whirred and clunked contentedly doing its defragmentation thing, I settled back in my chair, feet up on the desk, to listen to some Handel.
- Giving them a moment to embrace, he stepped forward toward them, steel boots clunking against the floor with great dramatic effect.
- And so they walked on, boots clunking on the hollow floor.
- It evokes new millennium visions of robots clunking around in factories.
- Her head clunked back against the post.
- Mother came clunking up the stairs, and yelled, before she had to open the door.
- She heard clunking sounds above her, as if someone were moving around in the hayloft.
- I tried to slow my breathing as I listened to my mother's footsteps clunking up the stairs.
- He shook his head and almost expected to hear the sound of something clunking around.
- Behind me, I heard footsteps, clunking against the black asphalt.
- The cover had slid closed after that, clunking down securely.
- A gentle drumbeat begins clunking out of the speakers, along with a simple, tinny, synthesized melody.
- I received a call from a customer one day asking if his hard drive could be upgraded to a higher gig drive (his old one was clunking and making noise).
- I assume that the reason dentists - and, for all I know, brain surgeons - are clunking around in clogs is because they minimise the harm to their feet from standing up all day.
- I could often be found clunking around on the mountain bike, although always on a paved trail or street.
- She followed in her wake, and she could hear the sound of her boots clunking on the ground.
- He waved the man off dismissively and we all watched as his car clunked and rattled its way out of the parking lot.
- The air conditioner was an old window rattler that continuously clunked, banged and leaked water everywhere.
Synonyms
jangling, clanging, rattling, clinking, jingling, clunking, clattering
jangle, rattle, clink, clang, jingle, clunk, clatter

Origin

Late 18th century (originally Scots, as a verb): imitative; compare with clank, clink, and clonk.

词汇	clunk
释义	Definition of clunk in English: clunk noun klʌŋkkləŋk 1A dull sound such as that made by heavy metal objects striking together. 沉闷的金属敲击声，铿锵声 there was a clunk as the receiver went down Example sentencesExamples This method of tuning the pan is what gives it it's ringing quality as opposed to a dull clunk. ‘People have opinions,’ he said, firmly punctuating his remark, bringing his beer mug down on the counter with a clunk. Until seconds before the reassuring clunk of the landing gear, only the aeroplane's shadow skimming across the murky water is visible immediately below. He dumped it all on the floor with an assortment of thumps and clunks. Something landed with a dull clunk in front her. The air around him slowly grew warmer, and he began to hear the heavy clunk and crunch of metal slabs grinding together. It was silent for a long moment, except for the usual clunk of wagon wheels on the uneven street and the muffled shouts of men calling from their market stalls. I was skipping down the stairs into the subway as the doors on the train were beeping closed, but suddenly they stopped dead with a clunk, and opened again. Seconds later, I heard a dull clunk as he placed the firewood on the floor. I got in and tried to start the truck, but all I got was a loud clunk from the starter. The pilot walked in after the three clunks had sounded. The sound of a clunk hit the door before he opened it and a guy with red hair hobbled in holding his skull. Clunk clunk clunk went the footsteps overhead. My heels' sound changed from the dull clunk of shoe on wood to the clipped sharpness of heel on marble. Step inside: the doors have the clunk of a well-built car; the seats have lovely back rests. ‘It's him,’ she said crisply setting her bag down on the ground with a heavy clunk as the new binders connected with the ground through the fabric. There followed the sound of a chair falling over and a metallic clunk as an ash tray tumbled to the stone floor. A plate sank to the bottom of the sink, where it made a dull clunk. Synonyms bang, sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack 2US informal A stupid or foolish person. 〈美，非正式〉笨蛋；蠢人 don't let her see what a clunk I'm married to Synonyms idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod verb klʌŋkkləŋk [no object] Move with or make a clunk. 铿锵作响地运动；铿锵作响，发出沉闷声 the machinery clunked into life 机械发着沉闷的响声开动了。 Example sentencesExamples I assume that the reason dentists - and, for all I know, brain surgeons - are clunking around in clogs is because they minimise the harm to their feet from standing up all day. It evokes new millennium visions of robots clunking around in factories. While the computer whirred and clunked contentedly doing its defragmentation thing, I settled back in my chair, feet up on the desk, to listen to some Handel. Her head clunked back against the post. I tried to slow my breathing as I listened to my mother's footsteps clunking up the stairs. He waved the man off dismissively and we all watched as his car clunked and rattled its way out of the parking lot. The cover had slid closed after that, clunking down securely. And so they walked on, boots clunking on the hollow floor. I received a call from a customer one day asking if his hard drive could be upgraded to a higher gig drive (his old one was clunking and making noise). It was so heavy, that when I tried to pick it up, it just clunked onto the ground and wouldn't budge. I could often be found clunking around on the mountain bike, although always on a paved trail or street. She heard clunking sounds above her, as if someone were moving around in the hayloft. A gentle drumbeat begins clunking out of the speakers, along with a simple, tinny, synthesized melody. The air conditioner was an old window rattler that continuously clunked, banged and leaked water everywhere. The sound of desks clunking and the shuffling of feet against the linoleum, filled her ears, as she got her materials organized and finally went to the front of the class. Giving them a moment to embrace, he stepped forward toward them, steel boots clunking against the floor with great dramatic effect. Mother came clunking up the stairs, and yelled, before she had to open the door. He shook his head and almost expected to hear the sound of something clunking around. She followed in her wake, and she could hear the sound of her boots clunking on the ground. Behind me, I heard footsteps, clunking against the black asphalt. Synonyms jangling, clanging, rattling, clinking, jingling, clunking, clattering jangle, rattle, clink, clang, jingle, clunk, clatter Origin Late 18th century (originally Scots, as a verb): imitative; compare with clank, clink¹, and clonk. Rhymes bunk, chunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, Monck, monk, plunk, shrunk, skunk, slunk, stunk, sunk, thunk, trunk Definition of clunk in US English: clunk nounkləŋkkləNGk 1A heavy, dull sound such as that made by thick pieces of metal striking together. 沉闷的金属敲击声，铿锵声 Example sentencesExamples Something landed with a dull clunk in front her. ‘It's him,’ she said crisply setting her bag down on the ground with a heavy clunk as the new binders connected with the ground through the fabric. Step inside: the doors have the clunk of a well-built car; the seats have lovely back rests. My heels' sound changed from the dull clunk of shoe on wood to the clipped sharpness of heel on marble. The air around him slowly grew warmer, and he began to hear the heavy clunk and crunch of metal slabs grinding together. There followed the sound of a chair falling over and a metallic clunk as an ash tray tumbled to the stone floor. ‘People have opinions,’ he said, firmly punctuating his remark, bringing his beer mug down on the counter with a clunk. I was skipping down the stairs into the subway as the doors on the train were beeping closed, but suddenly they stopped dead with a clunk, and opened again. The sound of a clunk hit the door before he opened it and a guy with red hair hobbled in holding his skull. This method of tuning the pan is what gives it it's ringing quality as opposed to a dull clunk. The pilot walked in after the three clunks had sounded. Seconds later, I heard a dull clunk as he placed the firewood on the floor. He dumped it all on the floor with an assortment of thumps and clunks. Clunk clunk clunk went the footsteps overhead. It was silent for a long moment, except for the usual clunk of wagon wheels on the uneven street and the muffled shouts of men calling from their market stalls. A plate sank to the bottom of the sink, where it made a dull clunk. Until seconds before the reassuring clunk of the landing gear, only the aeroplane's shadow skimming across the murky water is visible immediately below. I got in and tried to start the truck, but all I got was a loud clunk from the starter. Synonyms bang, sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack 2US informal A stupid or foolish person. 〈美，非正式〉笨蛋；蠢人 Synonyms idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod verbkləŋkkləNGk [no object] Move with or make heavy, dull sounds. 铿锵作响地运动；铿锵作响，发出沉闷声 the machinery clunked into life 机械发着沉闷的响声开动了。 Example sentencesExamples It was so heavy, that when I tried to pick it up, it just clunked onto the ground and wouldn't budge. The sound of desks clunking and the shuffling of feet against the linoleum, filled her ears, as she got her materials organized and finally went to the front of the class. While the computer whirred and clunked contentedly doing its defragmentation thing, I settled back in my chair, feet up on the desk, to listen to some Handel. Giving them a moment to embrace, he stepped forward toward them, steel boots clunking against the floor with great dramatic effect. And so they walked on, boots clunking on the hollow floor. It evokes new millennium visions of robots clunking around in factories. Her head clunked back against the post. Mother came clunking up the stairs, and yelled, before she had to open the door. She heard clunking sounds above her, as if someone were moving around in the hayloft. I tried to slow my breathing as I listened to my mother's footsteps clunking up the stairs. He shook his head and almost expected to hear the sound of something clunking around. Behind me, I heard footsteps, clunking against the black asphalt. The cover had slid closed after that, clunking down securely. A gentle drumbeat begins clunking out of the speakers, along with a simple, tinny, synthesized melody. I received a call from a customer one day asking if his hard drive could be upgraded to a higher gig drive (his old one was clunking and making noise). I assume that the reason dentists - and, for all I know, brain surgeons - are clunking around in clogs is because they minimise the harm to their feet from standing up all day. I could often be found clunking around on the mountain bike, although always on a paved trail or street. She followed in her wake, and she could hear the sound of her boots clunking on the ground. He waved the man off dismissively and we all watched as his car clunked and rattled its way out of the parking lot. The air conditioner was an old window rattler that continuously clunked, banged and leaked water everywhere. Synonyms jangling, clanging, rattling, clinking, jingling, clunking, clattering jangle, rattle, clink, clang, jingle, clunk, clatter Origin Late 18th century (originally Scots, as a verb): imitative; compare with clank, clink, and clonk.
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