clack: Meaning and Definition of

clack

Pronunciation: (klak), [key]
— v.i.
  1. to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking: The loom clacked busily under her expert hands.
  2. to talk rapidly and continually or with sharpness and abruptness; chatter.
  3. to cluck or cackle.
—v.t.
  1. to utter by clacking.
  2. to cause to clack: He clacked the cup against the saucer.
—n.
  1. a clacking sound.
  2. something that clacks, as a rattle.
  3. rapid, continual talk; chatter.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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