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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Verb
Babe, that clacking fan is long gone. E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026 Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
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Meanwhile, his tactile upright stylings meet the clack of Dannie Richmond’s drums, fostering a clattering percussiveness borrowed from the blues. Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026 As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clack
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  • Added to the mix were pottery workshops and artisan weavers, the traditional hand looms clattering away.
    Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
  • But the moment that may have sealed Argentina’s fate came in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time when Enzo Fernández clattered into Spanish center back Pau Cubarsí at midfield, flipping him head over heels.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
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  • Some officials have accused Kyiv of trying to rattle the Russian public with talk of a mobilization.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In a high-stakes gambit, Ellison is weighing moving Paramount’s operations to Tennessee or Texas, which has rattled an industry already reeling from thousands of job losses.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • The Gemini Moon moves through your 6th House of Work and Wellness and sextiles Saturn in your 4th House of Home, helping routines, chores, and household responsibilities click into place.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The result is an AI stack that spends according to what the task actually needs, not what the employee happened to click.
    Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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

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