How Do You Spell CLACKS?

Pronunciation: [klˈaks] (IPA)

The word "clacks" is spelled with a "c" followed by an "l" and ending with "acks". The "c" is pronounced like a "k" sound, while the "l" is pronounced like the letter "el". The "acks" ending is pronounced with a short "a" sound followed by a "ks" sound. Altogether, the word is pronounced as /klæks/. "Clacks" can refer to a sound made by striking hard objects together, or a group of telegraphic instruments that transmit and receive messages.

CLACKS Meaning and Definition

1. Clacks can refer to multiple meanings depending on the context.

   As a noun, clacks can refer to the sound of repeated, sharp, or percussive noises created by objects colliding. For example, the clacks of dishes being cleaned or the clacks of a typewriter. It can also describe a series of quick, intermittent sounds, like the clacks of a keyboard or the clacks of a billiard balls hitting each other.

   Clacks can also be used as a verb, meaning to produce or emit a sharp, repetitive sound. For example, a typewriter clacks when the keys are struck, or horse hooves clack on the pavement. It can also describe the action of making repeated, sharp sounds by hitting objects together, such as when wooden sticks clack together, or when two billiard balls collide.

   In the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, "clacks" refers to a form of long-distance communication system using semaphore towers. The clacks in this context are a network of towers that transmit coded messages across the land by sending signals through the placement and movement of shutters on the towers.

   Overall, "clacks" refers to both the sound and action of producing sharp, repetitive noises through collision or striking of objects, as well as the long-distance communication system in the Discworld series.

Top Common Misspellings for CLACKS *

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Other Common Misspellings for CLACKS

• placks
• clockes
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Etymology of CLACKS

The word "clacks" has two different etymologies, depending on its context.

1. As a slang term for "information or gossip", the etymology of "clacks" is linked to the sound of voices or tongues chattering. This usage is derived from the Middle English verb "clacken", which meant "to chatter" or "to make a sharp, abrupt sound". Eventually, this verb evolved into the noun "clack", which refers to a sharp sound produced by objects striking together. Over time, "clacks" came to be associated with the rapid exchange of news or gossip, reflecting the idea of people talking or chatting incessantly.

2. In the context of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, "clacks" refers to a telegraph-like communication system.

Similar spelling words for CLACKS

• cluck,
• clews,
• clanks,
• calks,
• closs,
• Claus,
• clack,
• cracks,
• close,
• slacks,
• clucks,
• cloaks,
• clicks,
• cloak,
• Cleek,
• clash,
• cliche,
• cloaca,
• clock,
• Clichy,
• class,
• clocks,
• cloche,
• click.

Conjugate verb Clacks

CONDITIONAL

I would clack

we would clack

you would clack

he/she/it would clack

they would clack

FUTURE

I will clack

we will clack

you will clack

he/she/it will clack

they will clack

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have clacked

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PAST

I clacked

we clacked

you clacked

he/she/it clacked

they clacked

PAST PERFECT

I had clacked

we had clacked

you had clacked

he/she/it had clacked

they had clacked

PRESENT

I clack

we clack

you clack

he/she/it clacks

they clack

PRESENT PERFECT

I have clacked

we have clacked

you have clacked

he/she/it has clacked

they have clacked

I am clacking

we are clacking

you are clacking

he/she/it is clacking

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I was clacking

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I would be clacking

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