clacks

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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  • Here Paul Thomas Anderson has given us a masterpiece that doesn’t just entertain but rattles the bones.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Seattle crowd rattles the kids, the pass game is out of sync after, effectively, never practicing together this August, and Riq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon have Ricky Pearsall locked down.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Then, one day, something clicks.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Clacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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