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clunter

/ˈklʌn.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clunter
IPA
/ˈklʌn.tɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large mass or lump.

noun

A clod of earth.

verb

To become lumpy, run in clots; to coagulate, curdle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To assemble clumsily.

Transitive verb

verb

To make noise with the feet while walking; to tread heavily.

Intransitive verb

noun

Clatter, noise.

noun

Confusion.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklʌn.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈklʌn.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

clunters (plural) clunther (alternative) clunters (present, singular) cluntering (participle, present) cluntered (participle, past) cluntered (past) clointer (alternative) clonter (alternative)

Derived Forms

clunterbush clunterhead clunterer clunterfoot

Frequently Paired Words

cluntish

Questions

How do you pronounce clunter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklʌn.tɚ/.
What does clunter mean?
A large mass or lump.
Where does clunter come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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