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Antonyms for clack

Grammar : Verb
Spell : klak
Phonetic Transcription : klæk

Definition of clack

Origin :
  • mid-13c., not in Old English, from Old Norse klaka "to chatter," of echoic origin; cf. Dutch klakken "to clack, crack," Old High German kleken, French claquer "to clap, crack (see claque). Related: Clacked; clacking.
  • verb clatter
Example sentences :
  • The bellow of the town batteries, with the clack—clack—clack!
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • He hurried off, and in a moment the clack of bagatelle began again.
  • Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy
  • The div-i-dend on Steelwhirrwhirrclack, clack, clackone per cent.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • What a buzz and clack and chatter there was in the room to be sure!
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • The quick clack, clack, clatter when springing up in fear of capture.
  • Extract from : « Woodland Tales » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • With every step the sandals go click, clack, up and down, at the heels.
  • Extract from : « Twenty Years in Europe » by Samuel H. M. Byers
  • Only yesterday he had not heard of our existence, and then—clack!
  • Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott
  • A clack or valve at the top of the pipe h (opening upwards).
  • Extract from : « The Boy's Playbook of Science » by John Henry Pepper
  • "We were driven away by the clack of Lady Julia's tongue," said the elder.
  • Extract from : « The Small House at Allington » by Anthony Trollope
  • That's why we heard neither click nor clack of him all this time.
  • Extract from : « The Battle Of The Strong, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

Synonyms for clack

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