Past tense of 'clack,' meaning to make a sharp, repetitive clicking or rattling sound.
From 'clack,' an onomatopoetic word directly imitating the sound it describes. Old English and Germanic origins, with similar words in Dutch and German.
Onomatopoeia like 'clack' are linguistic shortcuts—they let your mouth make the shape of the sound itself. Listen to how your tongue clicks when you say it!
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