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clack

noun

1 clack

A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated.

synonym: clap.

Roget 584: loquacity, loquaciousness; talkativeness etc. adj.; garrulity; multiloquence, much speaking.    jaw; gabble; jabber, chatter; prate, prattle, ... show more

2 clack

A simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction.

synonyms: clack valve, clapper valve.

verb

1 clack

Make a rattling sound.

synonyms: brattle, clatter.

Roget 407: roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack; bombinate.    hum, trill, shake; chime, peal, toll; ... show more

Dutch: rammelen

2 clack

Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens.

synonyms: click, cluck.

Roget 406: rap, snap, tap, knock, ping; click; clash; crack, crackle; crash; pop; slam, bang, blast, ... show more

Roget 412: cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow; growl, snarl.    [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, ... show more

3 clack

Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.

synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle ... show more.

Roget 584: be loquacious etc. adj.; talk glibly, pour forth, patter; prate, palaver, prose, chatter, prattle, clack, jabber, jaw; ... show more

Dutch: ratelen, fantaseren


Moby thesaurus: Klaxon, babble, babblement, bavardage, bibble-babble, bicker, blab, blabber, blah-blah, blather, blether, blethers, boiler factory, boiler room, brattle, bull-roarer, cackle, call, caquet, caqueterie ... show more.

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