clack
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.
to talk rapidly and continually or with sharpness and abruptness; chatter.
to cluck or cackle.
to utter by clacking.
to cause to clack: He clacked the cup against the saucer.
a clacking sound.
something that clacks, as a rattle.
rapid, continual talk; chatter.
Origin of clack
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How to use clack in a sentence
Mechanical keyboards could be distracting in an open-plan office, in general, but the clack of the keys is no more distracting than ringing phones, co-worker chatter, and other everyday sounds of working in public.
Logitech Pop Keys Wireless Mechanical Keyboard review: Style and substance | Mike Epstein | November 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTactile switches, which feature a strong tactile bump without the tinny clack of “clicky”-style switches, require a bit more force to push them down, which may rankle a pro esports player but provides a better overall typing feel.
Logitech Pop Keys Wireless Mechanical Keyboard review: Style and substance | Mike Epstein | November 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn a press briefing, Razer also emphasized that the Huntsman V2 features a layer of sound-dampening foam inside, which takes the edge off of the keys’ mechanical clack.
Later that day, I crouched down, popped upward, felt the board rise to my feet, and landed on all four wheels with a satisfying clack.
I need to get a head shot so he won't have a chance to clack himself off [blow himself up].
A look at some of the craziest, funniest, and most bizarre moments with Click and clack.
‘Car Talk’ Hosts to Retire: Best Moments With NPR’s Laughing Mechanics | Caitlin Dickson | June 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“A Kinder, Gentler IRS” Click and clack were all over the place in the April 11, 1998, episode of Car Talk.
‘Car Talk’ Hosts to Retire: Best Moments With NPR’s Laughing Mechanics | Caitlin Dickson | June 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMr. Cunningham's description of the drawings of the natives in a cavern on clack's Island.
This rock has some resemblance to that of clack Island above-mentioned.
He listened, but I do not know whether he heard much of my clack, and I got very tired of it myself at last.
Questionable Shapes | William Dean HowellsUp them she went, flattening herself against the stone as she caught the faint clack of muffled oars.
The Devil in Iron | Robert E. HowardShe answered with the same clutter and clack of unknown syllables, growing more and more excited as the dialogue continued.
The Shadow | Arthur Stringer
British Dictionary definitions for clack
/ (klæk) /
to make or cause to make a sound like that of two pieces of wood hitting each other
(intr) to jabber
a less common word for cluck
a short sharp sound
a person or thing that produces this sound
chatter
Also called: clack valve a simple nonreturn valve using either a hinged flap or a ball
Origin of clack
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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