Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To walk in a heavy, noisy manner. · To swallow; gulp down noisily.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA heavy, noisy gait or tread.
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.
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