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Meanings of clatter in anglès

Make a rattling sound.

Synonyms
Examples for "clack"
Examples for "clack"
1
It made a gratifying clackety-clack sound every time I took a step.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
2
The lickity-clack of the wheels on the track gobbled up the minutes.
The power of one
3
And with them new high heels on the sidewalk clack, clack, clack.
The new yorker
4
He heard teeth snapping open and closed, a horrific clack, clack, clack.
The Maze Runner
5
He slammed the door and Judy heard the bolt clack into place.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
1
Just in the heart of the brattle the grating of the yett turning on its rusty hinges was but too plainly heard.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
2
The delusion is complete, when, on a mild evening, the tree-toads open their brittle- brattle chorus on the edge of the pond.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
3
One by one the others perform the same feat, and continue the sport for hours, striving which can produce the loudest brattle while turning.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi...
4
Member of the company of cadets, and a deacon of Brattle Street church.
Tea Leaves / Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relatin...
5
As he turned onto Brattle he touched his own lips, curiously.
Flesh and blood
Usage of clatter in anglès
1
Soon the clatter of the galloping horses was heard in the distance.
Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
2
Out in the kitchen could be heard the ordinary clatter of dishes.
Missy
3
Only the clatter of his typewriter announced his presence in the house.
The House of the Vampire
4
There was the clatter: a single stone three meters to his left.
Ghosts of Onyx
5
Another day of that clatter would have sealed my valve for good.
A Confederacy of Dunces
6
The clatter of dishes suddenly ceased, and Graham's labor stopped in sympathy.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
7
A metallic clatter from behind made her twist about in the water.
Dhampir
8
From off under the trees came the rolling clatter of the musketry.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
9
Even the feet of the watch made no clatter on the pavements.
The Red Axe
10
A few seconds later, I hear the clatter of lids being raised.
The Fuller Memorandum
11
We clatter in between the great brick gateposts and across the flags.
Voice of the Fire
12
The clatter of a metal fence brought her back to the moment.
Flesh Eaters
13
When all the clatter had died away Timgad stood there in silence.
Unhappy Far-Off Things
14
There was a continuous clatter of teletypes outside the windowless conference room.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
15
People talking, and the sort of clatter you hear at an arcade.
Three to get deadly and four to score
16
Kiska listened: not even the clatter or shift of stone chips underfoot.
Night of Knives
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Clatter across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common