clatter
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other.
clattered
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past participleof clatter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clatter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
clatterverb (used without object)to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other.
Example Sentences
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The United Press International and Associated Press teletypes clattered away in a corner of the Columbus Citizen-Journal’s newsroom where I worked as a reporter in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
But moments later Davide Bartesaghi clattered into Mikael Ellertsson, leaving Stanciu with the task of beating France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and taking a shock three points.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
A tattooed skateboarder clattered over sidewalks, and a man sat on a bench in the shade, reading the Bible and taking notes near the opera house where the musical “Oklahoma” was playing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
In an ordinary industrial building off a busy Orange County street, a Seussian contraption, nearly 100 feet long, clattered to life.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
A chill passed through him and his teeth clattered; he was shivering.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
