English Explanatory Dictionary

clunter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large mass or lump.
  2. A clod of earth.
verb
  1. To become lumpy, run in clots; to coagulate, curdle.
  2. To assemble clumsily.
verb
  1. To make noise with the feet while walking; to tread heavily.
noun
  1. Clatter, noise.
  2. Confusion.

Pronunciation

/ˈklʌn.tə/ /ˈklʌn.tɚ/

Word forms

clunter clunters clunther cluntering cluntered clointer clonter

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clonter (modern Dutch klonter (“lump, clod”), an extension of Middle Dutch clont (“shapeless mass, clump”), related to Middle Low German klunter, klünter (“lump”), German Low German Klunter (“clump, clod”), Saterland Frisian Kluntje (“sugar cube”).

Related words

cluntish

Derived words

clunterbush clunterhead clunterer clunterfoot
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