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Clerking
- verb - the activity of recording business transactions
- work as a clerk, as in the legal business
Clicking
- verb -
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"
- make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
- produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"
Clinking
- verb - like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
- make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"
- make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"
Cloaking
- verb - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
- cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"
- hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"
Clocking
- verb - measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"
- the time taken to traverse a measured course; "it was a world record clocking"
Clucking
- verb - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
Clunking
- verb - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
Cracking
- verb -
- a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
- break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
- cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions; "she cracked my password"; "crack a safe"
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
- make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
- make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"
- pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- suffer a nervous breakdown
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Cranking
- verb - bend into the shape of a crank
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
- travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
Creaking
- verb - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"