clonk
- noun
- /klɒŋk/
- We heard a clonk when the old statue toppled over onto the wooden floor.
- clonk of a cowbell
Examples
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The report was interrupted by the loud clonk of a falling hammer.
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It slid down inside his coat and hit the ground end-on with a loud wooden clonk.
Fiction book (2001) -
Clonk.
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As the door swung shut, it made a dull clonk against the wall.
Synonyms
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits or falls
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
A dull hollow sound when something heavy hits a surface
A sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls
A heavy, dull sound that something makes when it falls or hits the ground
A loud heavy sound when something hits or falls
A heavy dull sound that a hard object makes when it is hit or dropped
A loud metallic sound like a clunk or thud
A loud heavy knock or thump you hear clearly
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Clonk comes from the sound people make for a heavy hit, similar to the word 'clunk'. A clonk is the dull, heavy noise you hear when one hard thing strikes another.