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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sound that clunks.
2. 2
   the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of clunk form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   clunky; awkward

Synonyms

All synonyms

clip-clopclippety clopclippety-clopclopcloppingclumping

Example

More examples

"He heard a weird clunking noise in the engine."

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