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• n  a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
• n  a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
• v  make a rattling sound
• v  make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
• v  speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

• clap
• clack valve
• clapper valve
• clatter
• brattle
• cluck
• click
• chatter
• piffle
• palaver
• prate
• tittle-tattle
• twaddle
• maunder
• prattle
• blab
• gibber
• tattle
• blabber
• gabble

News & Articles

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• Baltimore Fire Chief James Clack is stepping down
  Clack leaving for family reasons; Assistant Chief Segal named interim replacement Clack leaving for family reasons; Assistant Chief Segal named interim replacement
  June 7, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
• Fire Chief Clack resigns; tenure included closures
  &via=&related=DolcePixel" After a five-year tenure that at times was rocked by plans to close fire companies, Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack resigned on Friday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. &via=&related=DolcePixel"
  June 7, 2013 - The Daily Record
• Baltimore's fire chief stepping down
  Clack cites family reasons; assistant chief Segal is interim replacement Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack announced Friday that he will step down, ending a five-year tenure in which he oversaw historic lows in fire deaths but implemented budget cuts that critics said compromised safety.        
  June 7, 2013 - Baltimore Sun

Quotes

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• Sheila Dixon in Baltimore Examiner
  Chief Clack has proven that he can manage a crisis. He has proven that he can run a department effectively,Mayor Sheila Dixon said. "And he has proven that he can build consensus among firefighters, the unions and their commanders."
• Katie Price in Digital Spy
  Writing in her OK magazine column, Price complained: "I read the story by my bridesmaid Michelle Clack saying how I am apparently a monster. A year and a half ago she was saying in another paper what a great friend and mum I am. And how would she...
• Marc Warren in The Age
  Before the final round, which resulted in the Scots pair sharing a $920,000 winners' cheque, Warren said: "It's unbelievable. You just have to get on with it. Phones were going off everywhere as well as the clack of people's cameras."