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
Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Each step sends shards of stone clattering downhill, debris once sealed beneath glacial ice.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Marseille’s supporters could be forgiven a sense of deja vu after seeing their club once again respond to the starting gun by clattering into the season’s first hurdle.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Each step sends shards of stone clattering downhill, debris once sealed beneath glacial ice.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clattering
Adjective
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Just a 10-minute stroll from the city center, the elevation affords something akin to a retreat; Bolaño feels spirited away from the noisy streets, surrounded instead by humming cicadas and chirping birds.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the vast and noisy Southern Ocean, such predictability may be the key to helping rivals or potential mates recognize an individual voice across miles of ice and water.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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No rattling wheels, no jolts, just a smooth, whisper-quiet ride.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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At Chapman University, senior Zack Dell said the assassination has been rattling.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The show pays tribute to that feeling in scenes throughout, but perhaps none more than a flashback scene in the pilot that shows the Truth Teller in its prime – a newsroom brimming with reporters, typewriters clacking, a printing press running at full speed, a deadline at hand.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Clattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clattering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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