clonks

Heavy impact sounds

Clonks is the plural of clonk—a dull, heavy sound like metal striking metal or something solid hitting the ground: The engine made a few clonks before dying.

As a verb, to clonk is to make such a sound or to hit something producing it: She clonked him on the head with a frying pan.

impact

thud

Dull impact noise

  • thumpHeavy dull blow
  • bumpSlight collision or protrusion
  • knockStrike-produced sound

strike · hit · collision · bang · whack · wallop · smack · rap · bonk · conk

heavy

ponderous

Awkwardly heavy or slow

dense · lumbering · plodding · thudding · leaden · hulking · clunky · clomp · stomp · plunk

sound

thunk

Deferred computation wrapper

  • clangLoud metallic sound
  • clankSharp metallic sound
  • bangSudden loud noise

dong · bong · knock · rap · ping · ring · resonance · reverberation · metallic · hollow

clumsy

fumble

Handle with clumsy fingers

mishap · accident · klutz · butterfingers · oaf · awkward · ham-handed · bonehead · misstep · bobble

Opposites
sound quality

clonksclinks

Light metallic sounds

chimes · tinkles · pings · rings · dings

sound volume/intensity

clonkswhispers

Speaks very quietly

murmurs · taps · pats · brushes · hushes

Family

clonk, clonked, clonking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G