Synonyms of clattered

clattered

verb

past tense of clatter

as in rattled

to make a series of short sharp noises

horses' hooves clattering on the pavement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rattled
• clacked
• clicked
• clinked
• clashed
• chirped
• clanked
• clanged
• chinked
• sputtered
• crashed
• spattered
• clopped
• racketed
• clop-clopped
• clip-cloped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clattered

Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Many people watching the game on TV were surprised, since replays seemed to suggest Freuler had been offside before being clattered by Abunada. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 June 2026

There have been a dozen political crises in Britain in the past decade, when Prime Ministers have fallen, elections have been called, and helicopters clattered overhead. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

During the fight, a knife clattered onto the subway car’s floor, cops said. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026

Zinc roofs clattered lightly against each other in the wind, the only sound in the village. — Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

As David tried to control the flames, silverware clattered to the floor, and in an effort to save the flaming cake, Ann put it onto a wicker chair. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025

Andy clattered up the hill through the brush and pulled to a halt. — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025

Mountains rose, the sun throwing soft light upon the carriage as the train clattered through one tunnel after another, beside ice-blue waterfalls frozen in their midst. — The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025