clackety
Making repetitive noises
Clackety describes or imitates a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds—the noise of hard objects striking repeatedly: the clackety rhythm of train wheels on tracks, clackety typewriter keys.
Often doubled for emphasis: clackety-clack.
The word is onomatopoeic, capturing mechanical or percussive repetition.
Sustained unpleasant noise
- loudHigh in volume
- clamorousLoudly insistent or demanding
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
clatter · rattle · rumble · commotion · cacophony · discordant · harsh · raucous
Mechanical printing keyboard
- keyboardArray of input keys
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- tracksMarks showing passage
rails · wheels · gears · carriage · keys · roller · lever · mechanism
Rapid knocking sound
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- tappingRepeated light striking
- clatteringMaking repeated sharp sounds
- tickingRhythmic mechanical sound
rattling · beat · tempo · cadence · pulse · pattern · repetition · syncopation
din
Sustained unpleasant noise
racket · clatter · rattle · rumble · commotion · cacophony · discordant · harsh · raucous · thunderous
typewriter
Mechanical printing keyboard
tracks · rails · wheels · gears · carriage · keys · roller · lever · mechanism · locomotive
rat-a-tat
Rapid knocking sound
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- tappingRepeated light striking
- clatteringMaking repeated sharp sounds
ticking · rattling · beat · tempo · cadence · pulse · pattern · repetition · syncopation · meter
clacketysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
gliding · frictionless · seamless · fluid · effortless
- clacker ballsPercussive swinging toy spheres