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

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

Synonyms

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

The young Jedi rushed down the stairs, leaping down two at a time, becoming increasingly certain that something was chasing her, its sharp claws clacking behind her at exactly the same moments as her own footsteps. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025

Her feet clacked along the family's tile flooring, instead of the rough terrain outdoors, which would have helped keep her nails short. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Noun

There are mechanical keyboards engineered to mimic the clack of an IBM Selectric. —Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025

The sprinkling of gold dotting throughout highlights the importance of gold jewelry in clack culture. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025

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

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