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[ verb ] make a rattling sound

Synonyms

brattle clack

Examples

"clattering dishes"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

He and Cobb clattered down the high steps to the street .

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

I spun about and clattered through the front_room to the door .

Related terms

make_noise clack

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[ noun ] a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)

Examples

"the shutters clattered against the house" "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"

Related terms

noise

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