clacked; clacking; clacks
2
: to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds
1
: to cause to make a clatter
2
: to produce with a chattering sound
specifically
: blab
clacker
noun
Examples of clack in a Sentence
Verb
I heard her heels clacking down the hall.
He clacked his teeth together.
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Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
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
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Handheld clack or clap fans are not banned, though they are prohibited in nightclubs and other indoor dance floors for safety reasons as of June, Lupoli said.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Aidan breaks some irreplaceable antique glass, and a neighbor complains about Carrie’s Manolos clacking on the parquet floor.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
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
Noun
This means the keyboards can be infinitely tweaked to give the user their ideal tactile action, whether that is quiet switches for concentration or a satisfying clack for coding, so the user knows each press has been registered.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Handheld clack or clap fans are not banned, though they are prohibited in nightclubs and other indoor dance floors for safety reasons as of June, Lupoli said.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clack. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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