clatter
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other.
will clatter
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future tenseof clatter.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A doltish young buck, hairless and pouting, will clatter through the doors of an annoying boutique.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2016
If a horse is much tickled, as when curry-combed, his wish to bite something becomes so intolerably strong, that he will clatter his teeth together, and though not vicious, bite his groom.
From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
Silly maiden, thy words make a lot Of a very small matter; For fear of my valour, I wot, His armour will clatter.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Thus the poet, Put but your toes into cold water, Your correspondent teeth will clatter.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Seeing this, Zagloba said,— "Give her this pleasure once; if you do, I, old man, will clatter on with you."
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
