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Meanings of clunking in English

The sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface.

Usage of clunking in English
1
Dimly, the clunking procession faded toward the other end of the house.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
2
Something made a clunking sound on the hardwood floor in Anna's room.
Heart-shaped box
3
Shortly the first of the clankers came clunking along, followed by the others.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
4
Towards the end, though, the script's balance is upset by two clunking scenes.
BBC
5
The empty space was filled with the heavy clunking of stone on stone.
The fifth servant
6
She heard boot soles clunking hurriedly up the stairs under her miniature chandalier.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
7
Chairs clunking on the thick carpet as they were pulled back.
Small wars: a novel
8
He lights a cigarette, inhales, follows the girl, boots clunking on the cement.
Freaks and revelations
9
The gun slipped from Mr. Fitzwilliam's grip, clunking to the tile.
The strain
10
The real gold lies in the episodes of hypnotic factory clunking.
The Guardian
11
There was no clunking of machinery, and not a spot of oil in sight.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
12
Next to her, she heard a furious rustle of papers, followed by books clunking.
Nevermore
13
Just then an elevator car arrived, clunking to a stop.
Spitting off tall buildings
14
The ferrymen's boots clunking on the deck, and the water gurgling around the ferry.
The great hunt
15
It was the box that had made the clunking sound.
Full dark, no stars
16
It made a clunking noise, like there's a brick inside.
Geektastic
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