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clunk

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  1. 1) clunk (verb)
  2. 2) clunk (noun)

1clunk

verb \ˈkləŋk\

Definition of CLUNK

intransitive verb
1
: to make a clunk
2
: to hit something with a clunk
transitive verb
: to strike or hit with a clunk

Origin of CLUNK

imitative
First Known Use: circa 1796

Rhymes with CLUNK

bunk, chunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, junk, monk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

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