Meaning & use
Clunking
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Making a dull, heavy, metallic sound, or awkward and lacking grace.
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The old car's clunking engine worried the mechanic.
Critics called the film's dialogue clunking and unnatural.
A note on using this word
Can describe both a literal sound and, figuratively, writing or movement that feels heavy-handed or unrefined.
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clankingawkward
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of producing a dull, heavy sound.
The clunking of the old radiator kept her awake at night.
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