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.
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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.
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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.
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Alexa Stone
updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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
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Many people watching the game on TV were surprised, since replays seemed to suggest Freuler had been offside before being clattered by Abunada.
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There have been a dozen political crises in Britain in the past decade, when Prime Ministers have fallen, elections have been called, and helicopters clattered overhead.
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The gruesome discovery left many on the block rattled.
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Since then, California has exploded in population and has been rattled by many major earthquakes, some far more deadly and similarly strong.
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“Clacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacked. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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