clatter
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other.
has clattered
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present perfectof clatter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kevin has flicked the ball past Vieira and he has clattered in to him.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2011
From the hailstorm of allegations that has clattered down on Dodd for nearly 16 months, the committee selected just four stones to hurl at him.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a bright, sunny morning, when the train has clattered across the iron bridge which spans the Danube, and the city comes into view, it looks very attractive.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by James Edward Parrott
Each year towards the close of the equinoctial gales, his coach has clattered over the cobbles of Curtain Wells.
From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie
