noun
Meaning 1
A heavy, noisy gait or tread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
clunt
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /klʌnt/
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US: /klʌnt/
verb
Meaning 2
To walk in a heavy, noisy manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
Meaning 3
To swallow; gulp down noisily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
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.