clonk

clonk |kläNGk, klôNGk klɑŋk | ▶noun [ in sing. ] an abrupt, heavy sound of impact. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] move with or make such a sound: the horses clonked and snorted softly. 2 [ with obj. ] informal hit: I'll clonk you on the head. DERIVATIVES clonk y adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: imitative.

clonk

clonk |klɒŋk | ▶noun [ in sing. ] an abrupt, heavy sound of impact. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] move with or make a clonk. 2 [ with obj. ] informal hit: I'll clonk you on the head. DERIVATIVES clonky adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: imitative.