clonk in English

verb
1
move with or make such a sound.
the horses clonked and snorted softly
2
hit.
I'll clonk you on the head
noun
1
an abrupt, heavy sound of impact.
He wore wooden shoes, that made a clonk and a clank every time he walked.

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1. What does Clonking mean? Present participle of clonk

2. The blades of the Martec propeller are not meshed so they tend to throw open with something of a clonk.

3. Meaning "to hit, strike" is attested from 1943 (perhaps a variant of clonk).Related: Clunked; clunking.As a noun, in reference to the cork-pulling sound, by 1823.

4. Meaning "to hit, strike" is attested from 1943 (perhaps a variant of clonk).Related: Clunked; Clunking.As a noun, in reference to the cork-pulling sound, by 1823.

5. Clonk (plural Clonks) The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. quotations ▼ (fishing) A stick -like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait.

6. ‘Step inside: the doors have the Clunk of a well-built car; the seats have lovely back rests.’ Synonyms bang , sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, Clunk, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack