Past tense of clatter
regular verb
The past tense of clatter is clattered. The past participle is also clattered.
Forms of clatter
| Base form (V1) | clatter /ˈklætəː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | clattered |
| Past participle (V3) | clattered |
| Present participle | clattering |
| Third person singular | clatters |
Clattered in a sentence
- What of my impetus and the stunning surprise, I clattered three or four steps along the deck before I could stop myself.1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC
- “An Orange bitch clattered seven shades of shite out of her,” Padraig eagerly piped up.2010, Gerald Hansen, Hand in the Till
- Twelve laps later, Leclerc locked up at the first chicane and clattered over the run-off area.2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport. From the entry lock up
- The lock somehow managed to miss everyone below and clattered against the pavement.2014, Kenneth Calhoun, chapter 15, in Black Moon: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Hogarth, →ISBN, page 240. From the entry fastball
- The stones clattered on the coffin; the mud remained in his hand.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter X, in Capricornia, page 167. From the entry mullock
Meaning of clatter
- verb To make a rattling sound.
- verb To chatter noisily or rapidly.
- verb To hit; to smack.
Questions about the past tense of clatter
- What is the past tense of clatter?
- The past tense of clatter is clattered.
- What is the past participle of clatter?
- The past participle of clatter is clattered.
- Is clatter a regular or irregular verb?
- Clatter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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