clitter

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intransitive verb

clit·​ter

ˈklitə(r)

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make a frictional or rattling sound : stridulate especially softly

a cicada clittering

her breath made in her throat a little clittering sound

—F. M. Ford

clitter

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noun

ˈklitə(r)

plural -s

dialectal, England

: a mass of loose stones

tumbled clitters of granite

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

probably alteration of clatter

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