clacks

Definition of clacksnext
present tense third-person singular of clack
as in clatters
to make a series of short sharp noises her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

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Verb
  • Then, a mannequin clatters to the floor from the ceiling and breaks apart.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This ghost rattles industrial hoses and temporarily melds with an air purifier.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Athletes describe moments when everything clicks.
    Malana VanTyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • While both Saks and Amazon once held big aspirations for the bricks to clicks connection, and the web giant was expecting big payments for referrals, the relationship has broken down.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Clacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacks. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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