clunter

/ˈklʌn.tə/

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”).

noun

  1. A large mass or lump.
  2. A clod of earth.
  3. Clatter, noise.
  4. Confusion.

verb

  1. To become lumpy, run in clots; to coagulate, curdle.
  2. To assemble clumsily.
  3. To make noise with the feet while walking; to tread heavily.