Klappern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
- clank noun A loud, dull sound of metal striking metal.
- clatter verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
- flap noun A flat piece attached along one edge that can hang loose or swing, such as on an envelope, pocket, or tent.
- rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
- rattling adjective Lively and brisk, especially of speech or pace.
Senses
Klappern is used for these senses in English:
- chatter (intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
- clank (intransitive) To make a clanking sound
- clank (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.
- clatter A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
- clatter (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
- flap (intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.
- rattle Rattling sound.
- rattling rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
chatter — full definition
- noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
- noun A rapid, rattling sound, as from vibration or teeth knocking together.
- verb To talk quickly and casually about unimportant things.
- verb To rattle or click rapidly, as teeth in the cold or a tool vibrating.
clank — full definition
- noun A loud, dull sound of metal striking metal.
- verb To make a clank sound.