Synonyms of clacking

clacking

verb

present participle of clack

as in clattering

to make a series of short sharp noises

her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clattering
• rattling
• clicking
• clinking
• chirping
• clashing
• clanking
• clanging
• chinking
• crashing
• sputtering
• clopping
• racketing
• spattering
• clop-clopping
• clip-cloping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clacking

Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

The majority of people sitting in those seats—click-clacking away on their computers with an IV dangling from one arm—are women, including me. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026

The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026

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