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
In between the clacking tiles and competitive banter, the game allows for conversation and relaxation.
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Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
The nails are clacking on the floor.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The nails are clacking on the floor.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The mom of three hears the televisions vibrating through the walls, video games clacking on the XBox, and the constant swirl of doors as her kids rumble through the house.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
With tour groups of kids laughing, heels clacking, gavels slamming as leaders bring lawmakers to order.
—Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Employees clacking away on laptops are scattered around unclaimed offices, desks and kitchen tables, humming to a rhythm familiar to any Palo Alto startup circa 2012.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Regardless, this detour into a genre not previously associated with clacking mandibles and righteous kills suggests the brand’s braintrust wants to diversify its portfolio a bit.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
The nails are clacking on the floor.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The nails are clacking on the floor.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The mom of three hears the televisions vibrating through the walls, video games clacking on the XBox, and the constant swirl of doors as her kids rumble through the house.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
With tour groups of kids laughing, heels clacking, gavels slamming as leaders bring lawmakers to order.
—Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Employees clacking away on laptops are scattered around unclaimed offices, desks and kitchen tables, humming to a rhythm familiar to any Palo Alto startup circa 2012.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Regardless, this detour into a genre not previously associated with clacking mandibles and righteous kills suggests the brand’s braintrust wants to diversify its portfolio a bit.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clacking
Verb
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When the controversy happened, Kelly was already on a yellow card, having been cautioned earlier in the game for clattering into Galatasaray’s Gabriel Sara.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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His father was a wheeler-dealer who lived by quick wits and the sweat of his brow, dabbling in bootlegged sake, swine farming, loan sharking, and later pachinko parlors—Japan’s ubiquitous low-stakes gambling game of clattering steel ball bearings.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Then you are hit by another song, booming from a new performer and accompanied by the sound of his shopping cart rattling over the cobblestone street.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has since spread across the region, rattling global markets, disrupting air travel and leaving Iran’s leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Clacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacking. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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