clack 1 of 2

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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clack

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noun

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Verb
There on the round expanse of polished, inlaid pebble, dozens of men and women are mingling, spike heels clacking on the irregular surface, ordering drinks from tuxedoed bartenders, soaking up this dreamlike atmosphere. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 No more clacking away at a keyboard or glancing between screens—just a straightforward, focused conversation. James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
The clack of assault rifles being fired punctured the air. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table. Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for clack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
  • In Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 defeat by Fulham in March, the 26-year-old left his centre-back partner Ben Davies alone and tracked Raul Jimenez deep into Fulham territory before clattering into him on the touchline.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • The brutal stabbings rattled Moscow, a city of 25,000 people that hadn’t recorded a murder since 2015.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • But the winds of change in Colorado caused this particular branch in Blue to rattle and sway.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • To see the application or to learn more, click here.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • But man, there was some sort of coordination that just was not clicking with me.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2025

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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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