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Another word for clatter

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Verb

  1. To make or cause to make a succession of short, sharp sounds

    See also:

    sounds

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Another word for clatter

Noun
  1. See also:

    noise

Verb
  1. See also:

    sound

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Sentence Examples

  • No one spoke and the only sounds heard were the clatter of knives and the munching of the lieutenant.

  • With a clatter and scrape, the rocking chair turned on its side and skid several feet across the porch.

  • The scraping of leather against leather, the hollow clatter of stone and shale, the rustle of whatever creature settled behind her.

  • They could not see the speeding horse, but they heard the clatter of its hoofs far down the road, and they understood the cry, "Up! up! and defend yourselves!"

  • The copper tray hit the bottom of the can with a loud clatter, spewing ashes into the stale office air.

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