go clattering

Frequency: 4.83.2 per million words

to move away or proceed while making a clattering sound

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Examples (10)

  • The metal tray slipped from his hands and went clattering across the floor.
  • The knight's discarded shield went clattering down the stone steps.
  • As the old train moved, the loose parts of the carriage would often go clattering rhythmically.
  • He kicked the empty can, and it went clattering along the silent street.
  • A box of wrenches fell off the shelf and went clattering onto the concrete.
  • The old roller coaster car went clattering up the first hill, filled with screaming passengers.
  • The startled cat made the pans go clattering off the counter.
  • In the quiet museum, I heard a suit of armor suddenly go clattering to the ground.
  • The shopping cart, with its wobbly wheel, went clattering noisily out of the store.
  • If this old engine ever starts, it will go clattering down the road for miles.