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clack

The correct spelling is clack.

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noun

IPA: /klæk/

Say it like: Cla-k

The correct spelling is clack. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
  2. 2.Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
  3. 3.Chatter; prattle.
  4. 4.The tongue.

verb

  1. 1.To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
  2. 2.To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
  3. 3.To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
  4. 4.To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.

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