clitter
English
Etymology
Related to clatter.
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.
- 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger
- 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
Noun
clitter (countable and uncountable, plural clitters)
- Loose stones on hillsides deposited by weathering.
Synonyms
- scree