clattering

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clattering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clatter \Clat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clattered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Clattering.] [AS. cla?rung a rattle, akin to D.
     klateren to rattle. Cf. Clack.]
     1. To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together;
        to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.
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              Clattering loud with iron clank.      --Longfellow.
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     2. To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
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              I see thou dost but clatter.          --Spenser.
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