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  • verb Present participle of clunk.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

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Examples

  • Of one thing I am certain clunking world agreements will change nothing only the ingenuity of mankind can do it and must be freed.

    Look How Clever We Are ! Newmania 2008

  • If you're up against a government philosophy that is in some of these ways rather 'clunking', occasionally, you need some good stories, you need a good civic story to tell, and it looks as if this is one.

    Archbishop's address to Faith Leaders in Birmingham 2008

  • On Feb. 11, Riedel hit the boy in the head, making a "clunking" noise that caused the boy to have a "dazed look" and go to sleep.

    The News Tribune Blogs newstips@thenewstribune.com (SEAN ROBINSON; Staff 2010

  • On Feb. 11, Riedel hit the boy in the head, making a "clunking" noise that caused the boy to have a "dazed look" and go to sleep.

    The News Tribune Blogs newstips@thenewstribune.com (SEAN ROBINSON; Staff 2010

  • His attack on Gordon Brown's "clunking" attempts to impose a view of Britishness is more significant.

    Benedict Brogan's political blog 2009

  • The drive noise that I can occasionally hear is no where close to being as annoying as the IBM / Hitachi Travelstar 'clunking' or Seagate Momentus 'marble dropping noises.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2008

  • I keep hearing that clunking noise, and I want to know if I should be concerned.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • She was the only one on the rig who knew about that damn clunking sound, which seemed to be happening with greater frequency—once every ten minutes or so—and with greater intensity.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • Mama couldn't hear me calling her through the bathroom door, the clanking and clunking of pots and pans, and gunfire, so I had to go find the Mr. Bubble myself.

    Sex Ed With Barbie and GI Joe Julie Britt 2011

  • Linda could hear rustling, then the phone clunking on the counter next to the sink.

    Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011

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