clacks

Definition of clacksnext
present tense third-person singular of clack
as in clatters
to make a series of short sharp noises her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

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Verb
  • Then, a mannequin clatters to the floor from the ceiling and breaks apart.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Arteta is making a strong show of maintaining his composure while the noise outside rattles the windows.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And somewhere in there, something clicks.
    Tracy Smith, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Mizzou coach Dennis Gates has figured out a rotation that clicks — one that highlights Mitchell, Pierce and Stone and a bench that features more Trent Burns and less of Jacob Crews.
    Sam McDowell March 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Clacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacks. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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