1. the act of hitting something with a dull sound
Usage: informal
2. sudden fatigue and weakness experienced by endurance athletes when energy stores are depleted
Usage: sports; informal

1. hitting someone or something with a dull sound
Usage: informal

Examples

• He kept bonking his head on the low ceiling.
• The runner experienced bonking during mile twenty of the marathon.
• She was bonking the table with her pen while thinking.
• The constant bonking from upstairs was annoying.
• Cyclists often carry energy bars to prevent bonking.
• Stop bonking that drum so loudly.