Definition of clacknext
as in to clatter
to make a series of short sharp noises her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

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Verb
The majority of people sitting in those seats—click-clacking away on their computers with an IV dangling from one arm—are women, including me. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026 The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026
Noun
Inside the modest cluster of buildings, the click and clack of handlooms, operated mostly by women, blend with barnyard sounds outside. — Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for clack
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  • Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Other corners of the tech industry have also been rattled as investors scrutinize earnings and demand evidence that companies will benefit, rather than be threatened, by developments in AI.
    — Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Butler said the incident was unnerving to witness, and has left residents in the area rattled.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If it’s brushed aside, every seatbelt clicks shut again, and the next all-clear will be much harder to believe.
    — Amanda Connelly, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Wilson feels that lesson is beginning to click into place after his first week in the league.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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