James Wolcott

What's happening to movie critics is no different from what has been meted out to book, dance, theater, and fine-arts reviewers and reporters in the cultural deforestation that has driven refugees into the diffuse clatter of the Internet and Twitter, where some adapt and thrive - such as Roger Ebert - while others disappear without a twinkle.

American Critic

Richard Edelman

Israeli ingenuity was never more evident than in the Ayalon bullet factory built during the British occupation of Palestine. It was constructed underneath an urban kibbutz. The workers had a bakery and laundry which provided constant clatter to disguise the work carried on below ground.

American Businessman

Sabaa Tahir

For a while, gently bumping into my nightstand meant a pile of 50 books clattering onto my head and the floor. After the 10th time this happened, I moved most of the books to a shelf in the spare room. Now, my nightstand is sort of like a bookish country club. And not all books get in.

Pakistani Writer

Alissa Quart

When I was a young child, professional aspiration was synonymous to me with the clatter of my mother's high-heeled boots as she went off to teach each 1970s weekday morning, carrying her graded blue books under her arm.

American Writer

Use 'clatter' to describe loud, irritating sounds, often made by objects striking each other.

Unpleasant Noise

'Clatter' implies objects hitting each other repeatedly or harshly, creating chaos.

Impact Sound

'Clatter' often involves hard materials like metal or porcelain; softer materials don't clatter.

Material Interaction

Use 'clatter' as a noun to describe ongoing noises, especially from objects being jostled.

Continuous Noise

The noun 'clatter' is often used when the noise is disruptive or unwelcome.

Disturbance Caused

As a verb, 'clatter' can describe the sound of an object as it moves noisily.

Movement Noise

'Clatter' suggests speed and lack of smoothness in movement, offering a sense of haste or urgency.

Rapid Movement

 So, I commissioned a wonderful composer, Nico Muhly, who wrote nine songs using the text, and we performed this fantastic evening of -- he wrote music for both amateurs and professionals. I played the clattering teacup and the slinky

Maira Kalman: The...

 Hollywood movie thus an electrical storm waiting for endangered wolf to blunder out of the darkness surely with lightning clattering round the sky any self-respecting wolf will be curled

Braving a Thunderstorm...

 clattering of hooves of the Headless Horseman beware he still rides he still rides