Meaning
An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English clacken, clakken, claken, from Old English *clacian (“to slap, clap, clack”), from Proto-Germanic *klakōną (“to clap, chirp”). Cognate with Scots clake, claik (“to utter cries", also "to bedaub, sully with a sticky substance”), Dutch klakken (“to clack, crack”), Low German klakken (“to slap on, daub”), Norwegian klakke (“to clack, strike, knock”), Icelandic klaka (“to twitter, chatter, wrangle, dispute”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-03-03ABCEKLO
- 2025-12-02CLAKEDH
- 2025-10-23ABCFILK
- 2025-09-11CAGIKLN
- 2025-04-10CALEBKP
- 2025-03-14KRALOCB
- 2025-02-19AOCLEDK
- 2024-07-03CAKLORW
- 2024-05-26CAKEBIL
- 2024-05-03LAICBFK
- 2023-11-10KACDEHL
- 2023-05-08CLAKFBI
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.