as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
a huge, clattering warehouse
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as in rattling
to make a series of short sharp noises
horses' hooves clattering on the pavement
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Recent Examples of clattering
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
The individual pieces can be heard clattering against each step while Chip looks on proudly.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Ainsley, meanwhile, sticks her foot out and trips the other investigator, sending the inspectors both clattering to the ground.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Washington dived forward to snag the errant throw before clattering to the blue turf with it still in his grasp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
There are up to 20,000 rabid people raining down their emotions from all angles, a dozen sticks clattering, two dozen skates carving, all those burly bodies bumping into each other and banging into the boards, plus an endless stream of screaming and grunting and cursing.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
From the clattering dishes, to the kitschy decor, to staple breakfast fare, to a barebones website, the OPH harks back to diners of old.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Each step sends shards of stone clattering downhill, debris once sealed beneath glacial ice.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
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People talk over music, clattering plates, and dozens of overlapping conversations in crowded rooms.
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Simons also emphasized that December jobs data are among the noisiest of the year and should not be over-interpreted.—
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And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing nearby on their way to who knows what?—
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Look past the saber rattling and campaign rhetoric.—
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Roughly one week later, Johnson reportedly heard the metal cage rattling from inside his home but later realized that the wrong bear had been captured.—
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With tour groups of kids laughing, heels clacking, gavels slamming as leaders bring lawmakers to order.—
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Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC.—
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“Clattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clattering. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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