clack | ||
1. | [ verb ] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | |
Synonyms: | gabble prattle chatter gibber tittle-tattle prate twaddle maunder tattle blabber palaver blab piffle | |
Related terms: | talk babble yak prate twaddler jabber palaver baloney chatterer balderdash | |
2. | [ verb ] make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens | |
Synonyms: | cluck click | |
Related terms: | utter | |
3. | [ verb ] make a rattling sound | |
Synonyms: | clatter brattle | |
Examples: | "clattering dishes" |
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Related terms: | make_noise | |
4. | [ noun ] a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated | |
Synonyms: | clap | |
Related terms: | noise clap | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8758 | |
6. | [ noun ] a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction | |
Synonyms: | clapper_valve clack_valve | |
Related terms: | valve | |
Similar spelling: |
Cluck clock cloak Click clocks Cleek Clukey cloche cloaca clichy cliche clx clusia |