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
They dipped their shoe polish beaks into the water and clacked and honked.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
Below, amid leafy plants and colorful lighting, employees at tech start-ups clacked away on MacBooks and sketched on whiteboards.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
They might have growled, hissed, clicked or even bill clacked, opening and closing their beaks to make a clattering sound.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 10, 2022
A few kids chased one another with sticks and clacked on roller skates at the rear of the pavilion.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
