Clunk

/klʌŋk/

Synonyms for "clunk" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(7 words)

thud thump bang bash bonk boom clank

bump chink click clink clop

Strong matches (17)

Verb(2 words)

clop clump

Noun(8 words)

clout clump clunker clunking lemon lumber lurch oops

clump crumpdull thudflick flump pad pat

Related words (29)

patter pitapatpitter patterpitter-patter plump plunk pop rap tap thud thump tick tinkle tunk

Noun(13 words)

plod plonk plonks plunking plunks shamble smack snap thuds thumping trudge whoops wobble

Verb(2 words)

plunk thudded

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

18 entries

action device equipment exclamation go hit interjection machinemake noisemove movement noise onomatopoeiaproduce soundprogress sound

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

19 entries

awkward gaitblunt hitbody blowclangdefective gadgetdoor clunkengine clunkfaulty instrumenthead blowheavy steplid clunklumbering motionlurchmachine clunkmetal clunkoops

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Collocations

13 entries

audible clunkclunk againstclunk alongclunk downclunk intoclunk shutdoor clunkdull clunkheavy clunkloud clunkmetal clunkmetallic clunksoft clunk

Inflections

3 entries

clunked clunking clunks

Derivations

7 entries

clunked clunker clunkily clunkiness clunking clunkyto clunk

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When I went to buy a can of coffee from the vending machine, it came out with a clunk.

Source: tatoeba (1527918)

The door closed with a clunk.

Source: tatoeba (11623502)

Her old bicycle was clunking along the road.

Source: wiktionary

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