clack

¹clack

verb \ˈklak\

Definition of CLACK

intransitive verb

1

: chatter, prattle

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

— clack·er noun

Examples of CLACK

1. I heard her heels clacking down the hall.
2. He clacked his teeth together.

Origin of CLACK

Middle English, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CLACK

Synonyms

rattle, clatter

Related Words

chink, chirp, clank, click, clink; clang, clash, crash; spatter, sputter; racket; clip-clop, clop, clop-clop

Rhymes with CLACK

back, black, Braque, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak

²clack

noun

Definition of CLACK

1

a : rapid continuous talk : chatter

b : tongue

2

archaic : an object (as a valve) that produces clapping or rattling noises usually in regular rapid sequence

3

: a sound of clacking

First Known Use of CLACK

15th century