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Clattering vs Clinking - What's the difference?

clattering | clinking |

As verbs the difference between clattering and clinking

is that clattering is present participle of lang=en while clinking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between clattering and clinking

is that clattering is a noise that clatters while clinking is a noise that clinks.

clattering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A noise that clatters.
  • * 1844 , Fredrika Bremer, The Neighbours: A Story of Every-day Life (page 59)
    • Miss Greta closed her eyes. Quickly, however, did she open them again; for a dull noise, with certain whiskings-about and flutterings, together with low clatterings , approached her ear.

    clinking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A noise that clinks.