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Meaning of "clonk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLONK

Of imitative origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLONK

clonk  [klɒŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLONK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clonk is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clonk in English.

WHAT DOES CLONK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clonk

Clonk is a computer game developed by RedWolf Design. The game features a mix of the action, real-time strategy and platform game genres. The games of the series are traditionally released as Shareware; however, currently all available versions are Freeware. Using the integrated developer mode, experienced players are able to create their own modifications or "extensions" to the game.

Definition of clonk in the English dictionary

The first definition of clonk in the dictionary is to make a loud dull thud. Other definition of clonk is to hit. Clonk is also a loud thudding sound.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLONK

PRESENT

Present
I clonk
you clonk
he/she/it clonks
we clonk
you clonk
they clonk
Present continuous
I am clonking
you are clonking
he/she/it is clonking
we are clonking
you are clonking
they are clonking
Present perfect
I have clonked
you have clonked
he/she/it has clonked
we have clonked
you have clonked
they have clonked
Present perfect continuous
I have been clonking
you have been clonking
he/she/it has been clonking
we have been clonking
you have been clonking
they have been clonking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I clonked
you clonked
he/she/it clonked
we clonked
you clonked
they clonked
Past continuous
I was clonking
you were clonking
he/she/it was clonking
we were clonking
you were clonking
they were clonking
Past perfect
I had clonked
you had clonked
he/she/it had clonked
we had clonked
you had clonked
they had clonked
Past perfect continuous
I had been clonking
you had been clonking
he/she/it had been clonking
we had been clonking
you had been clonking
they had been clonking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will clonk
you will clonk
he/she/it will clonk
we will clonk
you will clonk
they will clonk
Future continuous
I will be clonking
you will be clonking
he/she/it will be clonking
we will be clonking
you will be clonking
they will be clonking
Future perfect
I will have clonked
you will have clonked
he/she/it will have clonked
we will have clonked
you will have clonked
they will have clonked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clonking
you will have been clonking
he/she/it will have been clonking
we will have been clonking
you will have been clonking
they will have been clonking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would clonk
you would clonk
he/she/it would clonk
we would clonk
you would clonk
they would clonk
Conditional continuous
I would be clonking
you would be clonking
he/she/it would be clonking
we would be clonking
you would be clonking
they would be clonking
Conditional perfect
I would have clonk
you would have clonk
he/she/it would have clonk
we would have clonk
you would have clonk
they would have clonk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clonking
you would have been clonking
he/she/it would have been clonking
we would have been clonking
you would have been clonking
they would have been clonking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you clonk
we let´s clonk
you clonk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to clonk
Past participle
clonked
Present Participle
clonking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLONK


bonk
bɒŋk
conch
kɒŋk
conk
kɒŋk
cronk
krɒŋk
gonk
ɡɒŋk
honk
hɒŋk
honky-tonk
ˈhɒŋkɪˌtɒŋk
Lonk
lɒŋk
plonk
plɒŋk
ponk
pɒŋk
pronk
prɒŋk
quonk
kwɒŋk
stonk
stɒŋk
tonk
tɒŋk
tronc
trɒŋk
tronk
trɒŋk
wonk
wɒŋk
zonk
zɒŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLONK

clonal
clonally
clonazepam
clone
cloner
clonic
clonicity
clonidine
cloning
cloning vector
clonism
Clonmel
Clontarf
clonus
Clooney
cloop
cloot
clop
clopped
clopping

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLONK

bank
Black Monk
blank
dank
drink
drunk
frank
I don´t think
ink
link
monk
permalink
pink
policy wonk
rank
tank
thank
the West Bank
think
White Monk

Synonyms and antonyms of clonk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clonk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLONK

Find out the translation of clonk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clonk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clonk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

clonk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clonk
570 millions of speakers

English

clonk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clonk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

clonk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Clonk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clonk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clonk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clonk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Klonk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Clonk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドスンという音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

clonk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clonk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clonk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clonk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

clonk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clonk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clonk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Clonk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Clonk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Clonk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clonk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clonk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clonk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clonk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLONK»

The term «clonk» is regularly used and occupies the 83.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLONK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clonk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clonk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clonk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLONK»

Discover the use of clonk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clonk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clonk
A story of friendship, love, and loss, Clonk is sure to strike a chord in the hearts of all readers, regardless of age.
Ximo Abadía, 2010
2
Switching Principals
CLONK: (ENTERS LEFT.) Principal Darling? ABlGAlL: Round two. GEORGE: Speaking. CLONK: (Moves to GEORGE.) l am Mrs. Emma Clonk. l'm here for the board meeting. GEORGE: (Takes her hand.) And on time, too. That shows diligence ...
3
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels
Clonk Clonk is a comedy which recovers for us aradicallycounter​intuitive primitive African society in which women amiablyconniveinthe mythof masculinity . The male hunters in the story are necessary for procreation, but little else, since their ...
W. Golding, 2013
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William Golding: A Structural Reading of His Fiction
The title of the story itself reveals the pairing of clonk with clonk, of Chimp whose ankle goes 'clonk' and Palm who goes 'clonk' inside (p. 1 10), into a harmonious whole so that 'clonk' is identical with and echoes 'clonk'. This type of fusion ...
Philip Redpath, 1986
5
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
Theother grades started to filter in, walking past the two large boxes marked Sloane and Lucy. I tried not to look. I could hear them whispering, trying to figure out who to vote for,and then aclonk as eachcan went into one of the boxes. Clonk  ...
Wendy Wan-Long Shang, 2013
6
Fates, Flowers
She rolled on, clonk-clonk-clonk-squeak. Outside an apartment house, behind a half-built wall, a small pile of bricks awaited the return of the builder and the finishing of his work. Lottie stopped her trolley and admired the bricks. They were a ...
Matthew Waterhouse, 2006
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A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism: ...
Clonk went my head on the steering wheel. “Is it true that a ho is somebody who goes out with a lot of people and gets sexy with all of them?” Clonk. “Yes, honey. And you know that's not a good thing, right?” “Yeah, you can get AIDS and stuff.
Colleen Sell, 2007
8
Factual Nonsense: The Art and Death of Joshua Compston
He leans over, opens up the safe, pulls out five things that look like transparent film canisters, goes, Clonk, clonk, clonk, clonk. That's abrasive number one, that's abrasive number two, that's abrasive number three, that's abrasive number four, ...
Darren Coffield, 2013
9
Biography of a Wildman
... similar 'cloggies'. The shoes were really uncomfortable and tiring to wear but they did keep the feet off the ground. During the depression, before the war, Mick said there was always a 'clonk, clonk, clonk, clonk' as the kids walked the streets.
Grant Shorfield, 2012
10
Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women's Lives
... mortified hiss and yowl he clomped with bedraggled hauteur below decks. My comfort was churlishly rebuffed. There was no question of towel-drying the angered Panzudo. Rage activated his solid tail — clonk, bang, clonk — it slammed the ...
Jan Fook, Susan Hawthorne, Renate Klein, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLONK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clonk is used in the context of the following news items.
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On the run, not so fun
I stuffed all the cattle into their assorted beds, despite Buck's repeated attempt to clonk his brother. Then I sat down and stewed. Marty, who ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jun 15»
2
Throwback Thursday: a visit to Land Rover
I engage low range (pull a lever and clonk – no turning of dials and waiting for electronic systems like in a modern Land Rover), and we're ... «Motoring Research, Jun 15»
3
Game of Mentor grand reopening marked by Big Lebowski Bash …
Beyond the din of elbow-rubbing during the VIP evening, the low thrum of a ball thrown down the lanes followed by the unmistakable clonk of ... «News-Herald.com, Jun 15»
4
Warwickshire edge ahead of Sussex as players duck and dive at Hove
Tim Ambrose played fluently for his 32 despite a hefty clonk on the helmet when he ducked into a bouncer – more evidence of the demons in ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review
Perhaps the restless idle-speed clatter, the angry upshift clonk, and the embarrassingly noisy brakes are all part of the grand ... «Automobile, May 15»
6
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2015) review
At times, the angry upshifts clonk home with a worrying viciousness. It's warp-speed punch across the rev range, with a vicious stab of ... «CAR Magazine, May 15»
7
James Corden Explains One Direction Booking, 'Late Late Show …
Resisting the urge to clonk the reporter on the head, or suggest they do some homework before coming to an interview, Corden, a Brit, replied, ... «Deadline, May 15»
8
SeeMeCNC Orion Delta 3D Printer Review: Tall and Smooth
The Orion is a little noisy while printing, with a continual low-frequency buzz sounding like a hive of angry bees, and an occasional clonk and ... «Tom's Guide, May 15»
9
5 open source remakes of classic PC games you won't want to miss
OpenClonk is a free, open-source multiplayer version of RedWolf Design's "Clonk". The core program gives you control over "Clonks", "small ... «BetaNews, May 15»
10
Cold War-era 'Granite Flats' comes to Netflix
It's really interesting to me what they had to go through — all the injustices — and yet they clonk around in these housecoats. “[Alice] also has ... «New York Post, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Clonk [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/clonk>. Apr 2024 ».
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