klonk

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/klɒŋk/

noun

A dull, metallic or hollow sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact; a clunk.

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Meanings

nounklonk (plural klonks)

plural klonks

  1. A dull, metallic or hollow sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact; a clunk.

    At the same moment, Leiter kicked out backwards round the leg of his chair. There was a satisfactory 'klonk' as his heel caught his guard's shin.

    1954, Ian Fleming, “Table Z”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 61

Origin

Onomatopoeic

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with klonk

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Cite this entry
APA

klonk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klonk

MLA

“klonk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klonk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “klonk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klonk.

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