clack
An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitivelyAn abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
» My keyboard makes clicking and clacking noises.
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4 sensesAn abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
трескtresk
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
Chatter; prattle.
(colloquial)The tongue.
Examples
4 sentencesMy keyboard makes clicking and clacking noises.
Her black boots clacked on the pavement.
I hear the storks clacking from up in the belfry.
The head nurse came striding up, her leather heels clacking on the tile floor.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clacken, clakken, claken, from Old English *clacian (“to slap, clap, cFrom Middle English clacken, clakken, claken, from Old English *clacian (“to slap, clap, clack”), from Proto-Germanic *klakōną (“to clap, chirp”). Cognate with Scots clake, claik (“to utter cries", also "to bedaub, sully with a sticky substance”), Dutch klakken (“to clack, crack”), Low German klakken (“to slap on, daub”), Norwegian klakke (“to clack, strike, knock”), Icelandic klaka (“to twitter, chatter, wrangle, dispute”).
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Forms
plural: clacksSynonyms
3 synonyms- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated:clap
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction:clack valveclapper valve