Clack - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|klæk|

Brit.
|klak|

noun
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated (syn: clap)
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
verb
- make a rattling sound (syn: brattle, clatter)
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens (syn: click, cluck)
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (syn: blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle)
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens (syn: click, cluck)
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (syn: blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle)
Examples
I heard her heels clacking down the hall.
He clacked his teeth together.
the sound of high heels clacking across the courtyard
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: clack
he/she/it: clacks
present participle: clacking
past tense: clacked
past participle: clacked
I/you/we/they: clack
he/she/it: clacks
present participle: clacking
past tense: clacked
past participle: clacked