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clitter

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Loose stones on hillsides deposited by weathering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To clatter lightly; to make a soft rattling noise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stridulate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: make noise, resound, noise

History

Etymology

Related to clatter.