clack 1 of 2

as in to clatter
to make a series of short sharp noises her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

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clack

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noun

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Verb
Many of these devices are equipped with noise-cancelling technology that muffles the ambient sound of the world—honking cars, yelling children, clacking keyboards—by emitting vibrations of the opposite frequency. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024 The song ended and a clash of bar sounds filled its void: ice shaking in tin, shuffleboard pucks clacking, a couple seated at the bar hollering in dismay at a TV suspended above the bartender’s head. Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Noun
Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table. Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 Once built, the rounded keys clack and the paper carriage moves. New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for clack 
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  • Emiliano Martinez had pulled off a miraculous save earlier in the half but was now lying on the floor after clattering into the post trying to save the header.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In that moment of hesitation, the ball still at his feet, Brereton Diaz clatters into him from behind, his elbow raised.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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  • While Fed officials formally insist markets don't sway their decisions, economists say the central bank doesn't like to rattle them.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That effect was on display on Viejas Mountain, where winds whipped the peak’s western flank Tuesday morning, rattling bushes near the 4,187-foot summit.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • And more specifically, love us back by clicking on and sharing our articles.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And so the advice not to click links or open attachments in any of your emails remains.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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