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clap

n. a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

clack valve, clapper valve

n. a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

cluck, click

v. make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

clatter, brattle

v. make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"

chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

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force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

bankruptcy, failure

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

explosion

n. the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"

pop, popping

n. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

clatter

n. a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"

jingle, jangle

n. a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

racket

n. a loud and disturbing noise

force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

bankruptcy, failure

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

chatter, click

v. click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"

coo

v. speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

tout

v. advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"

chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit

v. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

dish the dirt, gossip

v. wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"

spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out

v. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

report

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

rumor, rumour, bruit

v. tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

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