1. past tense of clitter; to make a sharp, rattling, or clattering sound
Usage: informal; chiefly British dialect

Examples

• The dishes clittered in the sink as she washed them.
• His tools clittered to the floor when he dropped the toolbox.
• The old gate clittered in the wind.
• Coins clittered across the wooden table.
• The chain clittered as it fell down the stairs.