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
  • 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
  • Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of clattered
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  • Bandito almost rolled up Kyle Fletcher for an early win, and this rattled Fletcher—who suffered his first pinfall of the year against Bandito earlier this year.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Trump has been pressing allies to spend more on defense and join the conflict in Iran while at the same time threatening to seize by force Greenland from NATO-member Denmark, a move that rattled Europeans and the alliance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of rattled

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