clacking

clack-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of clack; making a sharp, short sound like two hard objects hitting together.

  2. 2.

    (As a noun or adjective) The sound of hard objects striking together repeatedly.

Related words

See also: clack, clattering, clicking
Synonyms: clattering, clicking, rattling, snapping

Etymology

From clack + -ing, where clack is imitative of a sharp, abrupt sound. Middle English clakken, of imitative origin.