clonking

Verb

clonk (third-person singular simple present clonks, present participle clonking, simple past and past participle clonked)

1. To make such a sound.
   • One half-naked kid with a garrison cap clonked on the marimba; the little black rubber balls on his sticks struck fast.1953 September 18, Saul Bellow, chapter XVII, in The Adventures of Augie March […], New York, N.Y.: The Viking Press, →OCLC, page 371
2. (informal) To wallop, clobber.

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