clunked; clunking; clunks
: to strike or hit with a clunk
Synonyms
Noun
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of clunk in a Sentence
Noun
The book hit the floor with a loud clunk.
don't be such a clunk and just get on with it
Recent Examples on the Web
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
The swing, a thick piece of lumber, clunks against the bull’s tines.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
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Verb
The guardian huffed and slammed the door shut, but a moment later, metal clunked, and the door was opened.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
The sequential-shift Hewland six-speed transmission sitting behind you engages first gear with a brutal metallic clunk.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
The swing, a thick piece of lumber, clunks against the bull’s tines.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for clunk
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“Clunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunk. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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