as in clattering
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 clacking
Clicking and clacking, a tiny wooden marionette lifts an apple to his mouth ad infinitum.
—
Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Babe, that clacking fan is long gone.
—E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Fans were clacking and music was bumping as floats, cars and dancers filled Broadway Boulevard.
—Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The shuffling, click-clacking rhythms, twangy basslines, and pearly synths of my parents’ home country have only sounded better with time.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
The sounds of shoulder pads clacking and helmets clanging filled the air Saturday morning at Spaulding Field for the UCLA football team’s fifth spring practice of the year.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
In between the clacking tiles and competitive banter, the game allows for conversation and relaxation.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Babe, that clacking fan is long gone.
—E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Fans were clacking and music was bumping as floats, cars and dancers filled Broadway Boulevard.
—Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The shuffling, click-clacking rhythms, twangy basslines, and pearly synths of my parents’ home country have only sounded better with time.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
The sounds of shoulder pads clacking and helmets clanging filled the air Saturday morning at Spaulding Field for the UCLA football team’s fifth spring practice of the year.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
In between the clacking tiles and competitive banter, the game allows for conversation and relaxation.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clacking
Verb
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Below them, clattering on a dozen parallel tracks, the trains were coming and going, arriving and departing, thundering underground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Skeletor is all pixels with a clattering jaw perfect for chewing the scenery.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Considering the intangibles Braun brings, which includes getting the fans involved following his athletic, rim-rattling slam dunks, the team may avoid any temptation to trade Braun just to gain relief from his salary.—
Gary Bedore
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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“Clacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacking. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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