English Synonym Finder

clattering

Definitions

Making or causing a series of short, sharp, percussive sounds, typically by objects striking one another.

Moving or traveling with a loud, rattling, or clanking noise.

Examples

The dishes were clattering in the sink as she hurriedly washed them.

We heard the clattering of hooves against the cobblestone street.

The old radiator kept clattering throughout the night, making it hard to sleep.

Synonyms

rattling clanking banging clashing clanging thumping rhythmic

Antonyms

silent quiet noiseless hushed still soundless serene