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clacked

verb

past tense of clack
as in clattered
to make a series of short sharp noises her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

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Recent Examples of clacked Sticks clacked in quick succession as passes moved up the ice. — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 On the other side of a chain link fence, a women’s pickleball foursome click-clacked through a couple of sets, seemingly clueless about the identity of the two young men readying themselves for the start of the 2026 season. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026 Dresses swished and dress shoes clacked against the floor as couples danced for bragging rights in one of the biggest celebrations of Black culture in KC. — Alexa Stone updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clacked
  1. clattered
  2. rattled
Verb
  • The only exception in those first two rounds of games was a penalty that Arsenal were denied in stoppage time during their 1-0 win at Villa, when Ian Maatsen clattered Bruno Guimaraes.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But the moment that may have sealed Argentina’s fate came in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time when Enzo Fernández clattered into Spanish center back Pau Cubarsí at midfield, flipping him head over heels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of clattered
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  • The break-in also rattled people who live nearby, including Porsche Hopkins, a regular customer who lives down the street.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The six cases do not include the Hugging Face incident that rattled the AI sector.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattled

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“Clacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacked. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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