clack

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verb

clacked; clacking; clacks

intransitive verb

1
2
: to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds
3
of fowl : cackle, cluck

transitive verb

1
: to cause to make a clatter
2
: to produce with a chattering sound
specifically : blab
clacker noun

clack

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noun

1
a
: rapid continuous talk : chatter
b
: tongue
2
archaic : an object (such as a valve) that produces clapping or rattling noises usually in regular rapid sequence
3
: a sound of clacking
the clack of a typewriter

Examples of clack in a Sentence

Verb I heard her heels clacking down the hall. He clacked his teeth together.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Her instincts as a producer reject unnecessary polish, and snatch up the clacking, booming, rustling din of existence. Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024 Many of these devices are equipped with noise-cancelling technology that muffles the ambient sound of the world—honking cars, yelling children, clacking keyboards—by emitting vibrations of the opposite frequency. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
In the late nineteenth century, older notes—the call to prayer issuing from mosques, the slap of sandals on pavements, the clack of dominoes and backgammon tiles on café tables, the yelling of peddlers hawking their wares—began to jostle with the noises of mechanical and electrified devices. Ziad Fahmy, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021 In addition, the hot-swappable ROG NX key switches return, here in a variant called ROG NX Snow, delivering a satisfying clack on par with a recent Editors' Choice keyboard pick, the Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96. PCMAG, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for clack 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, of imitative origin

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of clack was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clack. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

clack

verb
ˈklak
: to make or cause to make a clattering or clicking sound
clack noun
clacker noun

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