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Definition of "clack" [clack]

  • To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces. (verb-intransitive)
  • To chatter thoughtlessly or at length. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cackle or cluck, as a hen. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound. (verb-transitive)
  • A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "clack" in a sentence
  • "_Leechie_ did not say a word, but only went _clack, clack, clack_, and chuckled with pleasure."
  • "The third one turned the mechanism with a sharp "clack"."
  • "This "clack" seems to be quite random and much louder."