"clacket" meaning in English

See clacket in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: clackets [present, singular, third-person], clacketing [participle, present], clacketed [participle, past], clacketed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} clacket (third-person singular simple present clackets, present participle clacketing, simple past and past participle clacketed)
  1. (intransitive) To move with a clackety sound. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-clacket-en-verb-El7T9gxm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. (intransitive, UK, regional) To chatter or prattle. Tags: UK, intransitive, regional
    Sense id: en-clacket-en-verb-KDBGHiKS Categories (other): British English, Regional English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clacket meaning in English (2.0kB)

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