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clack
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
clack
(verb)
clack
/
ˈ
klæk/
verb
clacks
;
clacked
;
clacking
clack
/
ˈ
klæk/
verb
clacks
;
clacked
;
clacking
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLACK
:
to make or cause something to make a short sharp sound or series of short sharp sounds
[
no object
]
I heard her heels
clacking
down the hall.
An old fan
clacked
(away) somewhere in another room.
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+ object
]
He
clacked
his teeth together.
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— clack
noun
,
plural
clacks
[
count
]
—
usually singular
the
clack
of typewriter keys
the
clack
of her heels
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