clack

[ klak ]

/ klæk /

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verb (used without object)

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.

verb (used with object)

to utter by clacking.

to cause to clack: He clacked the cup against the saucer.

noun

a clacking sound.

something that clacks, as a rattle.

rapid, continual talk; chatter.

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Origin of clack

1200–50; Middle English clacken; imitative

Words nearby clack

CLA, clabber, clabber cheese, clabby-doo, clachan, clack, clacker, clackers, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, clack valve

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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-Science
Tactile 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-Science
In 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.
Razer Huntsman V2 Gaming Keyboard Review|Mike Epstein|September 27, 2021|Popular-Science
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’m an Adult Learning to Skateboard. Let Me Explain.|jversteegh|July 29, 2021|Outside Online

I need to get a head shot so he won't have a chance to clack himself off [blow himself up].
Meet the Man Who Killed Bin Laden|David Frum|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|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|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Cunningham's description of the drawings of the natives in a cavern on Clack's Island.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
This rock has some resemblance to that of Clack Island above-mentioned.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
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 Howells
Up them she went, flattening herself against the stone as she caught the faint clack of muffled oars.
The Devil in Iron|Robert E. Howard
She 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

clack

/ (klæk) /

verb

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

noun

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

Word Origin for clack

C13: probably from Old Norse klaka to twitter, of imitative origin

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