clack

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verb

ˈklak 

clacked; clacking; clacks

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

clacker noun

clack

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noun (1)

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 keyboard

clacker

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noun (2)

clack·​er

ˈkla-kər

plural -s

: one that clacks: such as

a

dialectal, British : a gossiping tongue

b

dialectal, British : a rattle to frighten away birds

Synonyms of clack

Verb

• clatter
• rattle
• click

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

Clicking and clacking, a tiny wooden marionette lifts an apple to his mouth ad infinitum. —Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026

Babe, that clacking fan is long gone. —E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026

Noun

There are common sounds that accompany the struggle to bring contemporary ballet ideas to life — the clack of pointe shoes against the floor, heavy breathing from collective physical exertion and counting out loud. —Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026

Meanwhile, his tactile upright stylings meet the clack of Dannie Richmond’s drums, fostering a clattering percussiveness borrowed from the blues. —Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, of imitative origin

First Known Use

Verb

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

Noun (1)

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

Rhymes for clack

• ack
• brack
• crack
• dak
• flack
• flak
• hack
• jack
• knack
• lac
• lack
• lak

Kids Definition

clack

verb

ˈklak

: to make or cause to make a clattering or clicking sound

clack noun

clacker noun