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Definition of clacknext
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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Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 Employees clacking away on laptops are scattered around unclaimed offices, desks and kitchen tables, humming to a rhythm familiar to any Palo Alto startup circa 2012. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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All of those slurps and clacks and growls and squishes are amplified and enhanced in Noah Hawley’s new FX series to delicious, nightmarish results. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025 In the Thirties, the clickety-clack of a manual typewriter—especially in the summer, when the windows were open—would have echoed up and down the quiet, narrow streets of Georgetown. Jeff Kisseloff, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
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  • Zinc roofs clattered lightly against each other in the wind, the only sound in the village.
    Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That was until Keene, charging from inside the key, got both hands on the ball, got a foot down inbounds and called a timeout before clattering into a group of cheering fans.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • Her victory, however, is likely to further rattle China, Japan’s neighbor and biggest trade partner.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Anthropic, one of the more outspoken companies in the artificial intelligence space, rattled stocks with the seeming superpowers of its Claude chatbot, prompting a selloff across the software sector with potential obsolescence suddenly knocking at its door.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • Also, to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • So, call, click or visit your local Kia dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2026 Sportage X-Pro Prestige AWD SUV.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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