clack
Americanverb (used without object)
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to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking.
The loom clacked busily under her expert hands.
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to talk rapidly and continually or with sharpness and abruptness; chatter.
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to cluck or cackle.
verb (used with object)
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to utter by clacking.
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to cause to clack.
He clacked the cup against the saucer.
noun
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a clacking sound.
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something that clacks, as a rattle.
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rapid, continual talk; chatter.
verb
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to make or cause to make a sound like that of two pieces of wood hitting each other
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(intr) to jabber
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a less common word for cluck
noun
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a short sharp sound
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a person or thing that produces this sound
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chatter
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Also called: clack valve. a simple nonreturn valve using either a hinged flap or a ball
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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clacksimple
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clackssimple
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have clackedperfect
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has clackedperfect
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am clackingprogressive
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are clackingprogressive
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is clackingprogressive
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have been clackingperfect progressive
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has been clackingperfect progressive
Past
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clackedsimple
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had clackedperfect
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was clackingprogressive
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were clackingprogressive
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had been clackingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of clack
1200–50; Middle English clacken; imitative
Example Sentences
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Her husband, Mike Clack, was assisted by the service after he broke his leg in 2024.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Lauren Clack, right, presented the podcast host Matt Herrero with posters showing his face in place of movie characters during a party for the film “Dune: Part Two.”
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024
Onu Odim will oversee investment banking risk management and the chief operating officers for markets and capital markets will be Olivier Charhon and Amy Clack, respectively.
From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023
But even Clack said rooftops alone won’t cut it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023
This rock has some resemblance to that of Clack Island above-mentioned.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
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