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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noun

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Verb
The sprinkling of gold dotting throughout highlights the importance of gold jewelry in clack culture. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025 In the late nineteenth century, older notes—the call to prayer issuing from mosques, the slap of sandals on pavements, the clack of dominoes and backgammon tiles on café tables, the yelling of peddlers hawking their wares—began to jostle with the noises of mechanical and electrified devices. Ziad Fahmy, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
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The bear growled, huffed and clacked her teeth — making sure her message of getting away from her cubs got across. Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025 The switch options included a silent switch that would be appreciated by colleagues in a busy office who might be driven crazy by a constant clacking sound of a traditional mechanical keyboard. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clack
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  • But Hart, somehow, made up the ground, punching the ball just wide of the post at full-stretch before clattering into the net.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • Helicopters clattered overhead as protesters fled the area to the honking of car horns and periodic cheers.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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  • While the president is desperate for the Fed to cut interest rates, firing Powell before his term ends in eight months is no guarantee that rates would drop, and his departure would also likely rattle the financial markets.
    Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • Trump’s whiplash approach to threatening and imposing tariffs has at times rattled the markets.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 21 July 2025
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  • Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 30 July 2025
  • From there, fans can access an old-school desktop with MP3 files of Williams' tunes and click play on an audio player.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025

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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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