clack

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
2. noun Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
3. noun Chatter; prattle.
4. noun The tongue.
5. verb To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
6. verb To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
7. verb To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
8. verb To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.

Similar words

click clack valve clatter brattle maunder gabble prattle chatter blabber tattle

Often followed by

of and clack valve as on is in together

Word family

clacked clacker clackers clacking clacks