verb
- to make a continuous rattling or clattering sound
Usage: informal; chiefly British
noun
- a continuous rattling or clattering noise
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- The old machine clitters loudly whenever it starts up.
- Dishes clitter in the sink as the water drains.
- The clitters of the typewriter echoed through the office.
- Loose parts clitter against the metal frame.
- She heard the clitters of the train wheels on the tracks.