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plural clonks
The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. quotations examples
Our milkman is a jovial character, but not one given to yodelling at the customers on his round. Only the resounding "clonk" of bottles advises us that a couple of pints have been left on the doorstep.
1959 March, R. C. Riley, “Home with the Milk”, in Trains Illustrated, page 154
He passed under a low branch now. It hit the top of his helmet with a clonk.
1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 2, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 54
The minute hand moved with a clonk, and shuddered to a halt on the 9.
2002, Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
(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. examples
third-person singular simple present clonks, present participle clonking, simple past and past participle clonked
To make such a sound. quotations examples
One half-naked kid with a garrison cap clonked on the marimba; the little black rubber balls on his sticks struck fast.
1953, Saul Bellow, chapter 17, in The Adventures of Augie March, New York: Viking Press, page 371