clitter

clitter verb: to clatter lightly; to make a soft rattling noise.

Verb

clitter (third-person singular simple present clitters, present participle clittering, simple past and past participle clittered)

To clatter lightly; to make a soft rattling noise.
- Howard […] was even more aware of something else. A clittering sound. It was coming from behind him, and it was getting closer.1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger

clitter (countable and uncountable, plural clitters)

Loose stones on hillsides deposited by weathering.
- A ‘clitter’ or ‘clatter’ is a mass of boulders: it may be in the nature of a scree at the foot of the parent rock, or it may be more or less far removed from any rock exposure to which its origin can be directly attributed.1967 [1953], R.Hansford Worth, chapter 1, in G.M. Spooner, F.S. Russell, editors, Worth’s Dartmoor, Newton Abbott: David and Charles, →ISBN, page 24
Synonyms:

scree

کھٹر کھٹر کرنا

Verb
third-person singular present	clitters
present participle	clittering
past participle	clittered
past	clittered
Noun
plural	clitters

Related to clatter.

What does clitter mean?: Clitter means to clatter lightly; to make a soft rattling noise.
What is clitter in Urdu?: Clitter in Urdu is کھٹر کھٹر کرنا. See Clitter meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is clitter?: Clitter can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of clitter?: The past tense of clitter is clittered.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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