verb, noun — 3 senses
UK /klʌnt/ · US /klʌnt/
Etymology Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Low German klunden (“to rumble, make noise, swallow loudly, gurgle, speak in a gurgling manner”). Compare also Scots clunk (“to walk heavily”), where the shift from -t to -k is a regular occurrence.
Dialectal To walk in a heavy, noisy manner.
Dialectal To swallow; gulp down noisily.
Etymology Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Low German klunden (“to rumble, make noise, swallow loudly, gurgle, speak in a gurgling manner”). Compare also Scots clunk (“to walk heavily”), where the shift from -t to -k is a regular occurrence.
Dialectal A heavy, noisy gait or tread.
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