clunked; clunking; clunks
: to strike or hit with a clunk
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
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Runs in them were short, quick bursts, relishing the feeling of power transferring through my feet but being careful not to tire and start clunking.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The jet fighter cluster climbed in a captivating, early digital way, while the V12 symphony bounced off surrounding hills; the E-Gear transmission producing a slight clunk with each cog swapped.
100 mph, 120, 140, 150, 175, 180.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Verb
Jimenez especially puts her back into it, but this saying-what-I’m-doing language clunks no matter what.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Runs in them were short, quick bursts, relishing the feeling of power transferring through my feet but being careful not to tire and start clunking.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
Noun
Jimenez especially puts her back into it, but this saying-what-I’m-doing language clunks no matter what.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The jet fighter cluster climbed in a captivating, early digital way, while the V12 symphony bounced off surrounding hills; the E-Gear transmission producing a slight clunk with each cog swapped.
100 mph, 120, 140, 150, 175, 180.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Clunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunk. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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