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clack

/klæk/ noun C2
  1. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
  2. Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
  3. Chatter; prattle.
  4. The tongue. (colloquial)

Plural clacks

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“You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 143 · C1

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