clatter
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The clatter of cutlery as an atmosphere sours over dinner.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The shuffling clatter of domino-shaped ceramic tiles drowned out the women’s laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
At Encirc's Elton factory, where bottles clatter along the conveyor belts to be filled and labelled, executives say energy prices are inseparable from the push to decarbonise.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Aromatics are where things begin: ginger, garlic, onions and their cousins; the soft clatter of mirepoix or soffritto; a bloom of spices warming in fat.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
The hobgoblin king had fled into the night with his queen, leaving his wrought iron crown to clatter to the ground.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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