clack
verb (used without object)
to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking.
had clacked
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past perfectof clack.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the beginning of last year it had clacked on to the main line and was chuffing up the hump of recovery.
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