clack

(klak)

intransitive verb

  1. to make a sudden, sharp sound, as by striking two hard substances together
  2. to talk fast, foolishly, etc.; chatter
  3. to cluck or cackle

Origin: ME clacken, prob. < ON klaka, to chatter; of echoic orig.

transitive verb

to cause to make a sudden, sharp sound

noun

  1. a sudden, sharp sound
  2. a device that makes such sounds
  3. chatter

See clack in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb clacked, clack·ing, clacks
verb, intransitive
  1. To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces.
  2. To chatter thoughtlessly or at length.
  3. To cackle or cluck, as a hen.
verb, transitive
To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound.
noun
  1. A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter.
  2. Something that makes a clacking sound.
  3. Thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English clakken

Origin: , from Old Norse klaka

Origin: , of imitative origin

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Related Forms:

  • clackˈer noun

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