claquer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
- clatter verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
- die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- splurge verb To spend money freely and extravagantly.
- whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
Senses
claquer is used for these senses in English:
- bang (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- bite the dust (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
- chatter (intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
- check out (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- clatter (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
- die To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
- do in (transitive, colloquial) To exhaust, to tire out.
- slam (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
bang — full definition
- noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
- noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.