verb
- to make a continuous rattling or clicking sound
Usage: present participle of clitter; chiefly British or dialectal
adjective
- making a continuous rattling or clicking sound
Usage: chiefly British or dialectal
Examples
- The clittering of the old typewriter filled the quiet office.
- She heard the clittering sound of dishes being washed in the kitchen.
- The clittering keys of the mechanical keyboard annoyed his roommate.
- A clittering noise came from the attic above.
- The machine produced a clittering sound as it ran.