clack
verb (used without object)
to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking.
clacked
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past participleof clack.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clack.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
clackverb (used without object)to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking.
Example Sentences
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When friends clacked at keyboards, examined patients, or taught middle schoolers math, I bicycled Arthur's froggy legs because humans aren't born knowing how to pass gas.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022
He specializes in down-to-earth poetry, clacked out impromptu on his manual 1928 Remington Portable No. 2.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Antlers clacked on antlers, cartilage snapped, and the breath of three thousand animals rose over the fence.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019
Cameras clacked and commotion swirled as they held up their hands.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2019
A neighbor’s screen door opened and clacked shut.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
