clatter down
Frequency: 6.25.9 per million words
to fall downwards while making a clattering sound
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Examples (10)
- Something heavy came clattering down the stairs.
- The stack of plates slipped and clattered down onto the kitchen floor.
- He dropped his toolbox, and wrenches and screwdrivers clattered down the ladder.
- Loose rocks began to clatter down the mountainside after the small earthquake.
- The knight's armor clattered down piece by piece as it was dismantled.
- Every morning, we hear the empty bottles clatter down the recycling chute.
- If you're not careful, all those coins will clatter down and roll under the furniture.
- We heard a loud noise as the old metal sign clattered down during the storm.
- The marbles spilled from the bag and went clattering down the wooden ramp.
- A cascade of loose change clattered down from the broken vending machine.