clatter to

Frequency: 6.46.8 per million words

to fall onto a surface, like the floor, making a clattering sound

clatterVERB + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • The knife clattered noisily to the floor.
  • Startled, she dropped the metal tray, and it clattered to the stone ground.
  • The knight's shield slipped from his arm and clattered to the cobblestones.
  • His keys fell out of his pocket and clattered to the pavement.
  • A wrench slipped from the mechanic's hand, clattering to the garage floor.
  • The pot lid clattered to the tiles, making everyone jump.
  • As the wind howled, the old sign clattered to the street below.
  • I watched in slow motion as my expensive camera clattered to the concrete.
  • Be careful not to let the tools clatter to the floor and wake the baby.
  • The empty cans clattered to the ground as the cart overturned.