Clunking

Synonyms for "clunking" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

bang bulky bump clank clip-clop clippety-clop

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

clop clopping clumping clunk crude defectdull sound

Related words (13)

Noun(13 words)

inelegant jolt knock lumber malfunctionmechanical faultrattle shuffle stagger thud thudding thump thumping

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More general

13 entries

acoustic propertyaesthetic qualityauditory phenomenondefectdesign qualityfaultmechanical fault cuemotion verbnoise problem soundsound production verbsound quality

More specific

18 entries

appliance clunkingbearing clunkbearing wearbulky mechanismclunkclunky interfacedoor clunkengine clunkgear backlashgear clunkloose componentmachinery clunkingmetallic clunkpiston clunkthudthudding impact

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Collocations

12 entries

clunking gaitclunking interfaceclunking mechanismclunking noiseclunking sounddull clunkinggear clunkingheavy clunkingmechanical clunkingmetallic clunkingrecurrent clunkingrepeated clunking

Inflections

3 entries

clunked clunkings clunks

Derivations

7 entries

clunk clunker clunkier clunkiest clunkily clunkiness clunky

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He heard a weird clunking noise in the engine.

Source: tatoeba (12755036)

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