clunt

发音

UK /klʌnt/
US /klʌnt/

词形变化

clunts 复数 clunts 三单 clunting 现在分词 clunted 过去式 clunted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A heavy, noisy gait or tread.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To walk in a heavy, noisy manner.

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  2. 2.

    To swallow; gulp down noisily.

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词源

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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