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- [klak]
- /klæk/
- /klæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klak]
- /klæk/
Definitions of clack word
- verb clack If things clack or if you clack them, they make a short loud noise, especially when they hit each other. 3
- verb clack Clack is also a noun. 3
- verb clack to make or cause to make a sound like that of two pieces of wood hitting each other 3
- verb clack to jabber 3
- noun clack a short sharp sound 3
- noun clack a person or thing that produces this sound 3
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Origin of clack
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English clacken; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
clack usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clack
verb clack
- prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- cluck — When a hen clucks, it makes short, low noises.
- rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
noun clack
general clack
- run on — melted or liquefied: run butter.
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
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