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
I heard her heels clacking down the hall.
He clacked his teeth together.
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Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Fans were clacking and music was bumping as floats, cars and dancers filled Broadway Boulevard.
—Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The shuffling, click-clacking rhythms, twangy basslines, and pearly synths of my parents’ home country have only sounded better with time.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Fans were clacking and music was bumping as floats, cars and dancers filled Broadway Boulevard.
—Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The shuffling, click-clacking rhythms, twangy basslines, and pearly synths of my parents’ home country have only sounded better with time.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for clack
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clack. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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