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Recent Examples of clack
Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
To keep the cattle and other animals away, the owls will huddle together, clacking their beaks to mimic rattlesnakes, which cattle instinctively know to avoid.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Jeff Kisseloff, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
For those who prefer something with more clack, the Brown or Red switches should suffice and all switches are hot swappable.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Verb
My jaw stopped clacking and my body stopped vibrating.
—Noun
In the Thirties, the clickety-clack of a manual typewriter—especially in the summer, when the windows were open—would have echoed up and down the quiet, narrow streets of Georgetown.
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As David tried to control the flames, silverware clattered to the floor, and in an effort to save the flaming cake, Ann put it onto a wicker chair.—
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People talk over music, clattering plates, and dozens of overlapping conversations in crowded rooms.—
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Pulling up from the free-throw line with a defender a few feet ahead, Andrews’ midrange jumper rattled inside the basket before popping back out as the buzzer sounded.—
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When shopkeepers in the narrow streets of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar protested the government’s failing economic policies, their chants rattled the regime.—
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To see all the looks from the 2026 Golden Globes red carpet, and for more of Glamour’s live show coverage, click here.—
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Communication is especially crucial when a team is experimenting through coverages, searching for a scheme that clicks, as the Bruins are.—
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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