clack
clack Lexical Profile
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• noun
A sharp, abrupt sound or series of sounds made by two hard objects striking against each other.
"The rhythmic clack of the train wheels against the tracks lulled the passengers to sleep."
Loud, rapid, or foolish talk; idle chatter.
"We could barely concentrate over the constant clack of the crowd in the hallway."
A simple mechanical valve, hinged at one edge, that permits fluid to flow in only one direction; a clack valve.
"The engineer inspected the pump's leather clack to ensure it was sealing properly."
• verb
To make or cause to make a sharp, abrupt sound or series of sounds by striking hard objects together.
"Her knitting needles clacked softly as she worked on the wool sweater."
To talk rapidly, loudly, and continuously; to chatter or prattle.
"The geese clacked noisily whenever anyone approached the edge of the pond."
• Rhymes for clack
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English clacken, of imitative origin, likely influenced by Old Norse klaka ('to chatter') or Old French cliquer ('to click').