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

But the fairytale sensation was disrupted by the rattle of my oversized carry-on clacking against the paving stones. —Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025

Did Carnival ban clacking fans and the ‘Wobble’ line dance? —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025

Noun

All of those slurps and clacks and growls and squishes are amplified and enhanced in Noah Hawley’s new FX series to delicious, nightmarish results. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025

In the Thirties, the clickety-clack of a manual typewriter—especially in the summer, when the windows were open—would have echoed up and down the quiet, narrow streets of Georgetown. —Jeff Kisseloff, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 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