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click-clack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
click---clack
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To move with alternate clicking and clacking sounds.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From click + clack. Compare Dutch klik klak, geklikklak (“click-clack”).

Inflected Forms

click-clacks (present, singular) click-clacking (participle, present) click-clacked (participle, past) click-clacked (past)

Questions

What does click-clack mean?
To move with alternate clicking and clacking sounds.
Where does click-clack come from?
From click + clack. Compare Dutch klik klak, geklikklak (“click-clack”).

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