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clattering

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verb

present participle of clatter

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Recent Examples of clattering
Adjective
Meanwhile, his tactile upright stylings meet the clack of Dannie Richmond’s drums, fostering a clattering percussiveness borrowed from the blues. Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
Added to the mix were pottery workshops and artisan weavers, the traditional hand looms clattering away. Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 All but one of these 22 songs could slot seamlessly into More Chaos’ clattering tracklist. Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 Butch had been little more than a clattering irritation at the edges of Will’s life. Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Below them, clattering on a dozen parallel tracks, the trains were coming and going, arriving and departing, thundering underground. Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 Skeletor is all pixels with a clattering jaw perfect for chewing the scenery. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 The sound of chopping and plates clattering echoes through the open room, where conversation builds into a steady hum that fills every corner. Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026 That can mean a cycle of scraping chairs, rolling carts, and clattering equipment at times when most passengers expect quiet. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 The boom bap volume had been turned to LOUD, the crowd had mobbed every roof, railing and bit of space with even an inch of a view of the ramps, and with every cool trick came the thundering sound of skateboards clattering on the deck in approval from fellow skaters. Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clattering
Adjective
  • Follow the idea that opens the room, not the one that makes everything noisier.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bose Bluetooth Headphones Deal Bose QuietComfort headphones deliver legendary noise cancellation, allowing students to effortlessly block out noisy study halls or loud dorm rooms.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Pay attention to unusual rattling, buzzing, grinding or squealing sounds.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of drones and missiles targeting economic lifelines.
    Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The majority of people sitting in those seats—click-clacking away on their computers with an IV dangling from one arm—are women, including me.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026

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“Clattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clattering. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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