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Clunks

/klʌŋks/

A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.

📖 Definitions of "Clunks"

noun

1
A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
2
The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound.

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Word	Definition
thudnoun	The sound of a dull impact.
thumpnoun	The sound of such a blow; a thud.
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
clumpnoun	A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
clopnoun	(onomatopoeia) The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
thumpingnoun	A dull, heavy sound.
clanksnoun	A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
clacksnoun	Clackmannanshire (in postal addresses)
clangsnoun	A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
creaksnoun	a puzzle-platform game developed and published by Amanita Design.
clatterynoun	(informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
thwacksnoun	An act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; a whack; also, a powerful stroke involved in such hitting; a blow, a strike.
whumpnoun	(informal, countable) A soft thumping sound.
plinknoun	A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound.
thrumsnoun	A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
overloudnoun	Too loud.
sibilantsnoun	(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
sibilancenoun	The quality of being sibilant: a hissing quality.
lurchesnoun	A sudden or unsteady movement.
kickdownnoun	(automotive, often attributive) In a vehicle with automatic transmission, a downshift triggered by pressing down the throttle pedal.

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