clacks

verb

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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  1. clatters
  2. rattles
  3. clicks
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
Definition of clatters
Verb
  • All agree that police abuse of the ALPR system, such as in Milwaukee, rattles the public’s trust.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of rattles
Verb
  • Now media has decentralized across many formats, and AI does the research before anyone clicks—so being seen isn't being found.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Each individual tool clicks into place and secures via the slide lock.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of clicks
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