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Rareclacks
The correct spelling is clacks.
How to pronounce clacks
noun
IPA: /klæks/
Say it like: Cla-ks
The correct spelling is clacks. 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.An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- 2.Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
- 3.Chatter; prattle.
- 4.The tongue.
verb
- 1.To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
- 2.To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
- 3.To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
- 4.To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.
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