clack
English
/klæk/
noun
Definitions
- An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
- Chatter; prattle.
- (colloquial) The tongue.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English clacken inherited from Old English *clacian (slap, clap, clack) inherited from Proto-Germanic *klakōną (clap, chirp).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klakōną
Gloss
clap, chirp
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process