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
The show pays tribute to that feeling in scenes throughout, but perhaps none more than a flashback scene in the pilot that shows the Truth Teller in its prime – a newsroom brimming with reporters, typewriters clacking, a printing press running at full speed, a deadline at hand.
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clacking
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From the clattering dishes, to the kitschy decor, to staple breakfast fare, to a barebones website, the OPH harks back to diners of old.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Marseille’s supporters could be forgiven a sense of deja vu after seeing their club once again respond to the starting gun by clattering into the season’s first hurdle.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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But residents recounted the quake rattling them awake, evoking descriptions of a significant jolt and rumbling.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Shut your bedroom door or use a towel to prevent rattling.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Clacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacking. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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