clattering
21clatter — /ˈklætə / (say klatuh) verb (i) 1. to make a rattling sound, as of hard bodies striking rapidly together. 2. to move rapidly with such a sound: *he could hear Helen clattering around in the kitchen somewhere –angelo loukakis, 1981. 3. to talk… …
22blat|ter — «BLAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. to utter volubly. –v.i. 1. to speak volubly: »The girls blattered endlessly. 2. = clatter. (Cf. ↑clatter) –n. 1. a volley of clattering words. 2. a rattling or clattering noise. ╂[< Latin blaterāre talk …
23Cab — (k[a^]b), n. [Abbrev. fr. cabriolet.] 1. A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. A cab came clattering up. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Note: A cab may have two seats at right angles to the driver s seat, and a… …
24Clatteringly — Clat ter*ing*ly, adv. With clattering. [1913 Webster] …
25Crash — Crash, v. i. 1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. [1913 Webster] Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
26Hansom cab — Cab Cab (k[a^]b), n. [Abbrev. fr. cabriolet.] 1. A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. A cab came clattering up. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Note: A cab may have two seats at right angles to the driver s seat,… …
27Racket — Rack et, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.] 1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. [1913 Webster] 2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang] [1913 Webster] …
28Rattle — Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. t. 1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. [1913 Webster] Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud as thine… …
29Rattle — Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rattled} ( t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rattling} ( tl[i^]ng).] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele a rattle, in hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. kradai nein to swing, wave. Cf. {Rail} a bird.] 1 …
30Rattle — Rat tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy, rapid talk. [1913 Webster] All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit. Hakewill. [1913… …
