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Clattering vs Screeching - What's the difference?

clattering | screeching |

As verbs the difference between clattering and screeching

is that clattering is while screeching is .

As nouns the difference between clattering and screeching

is that clattering is a noise that clatters while screeching is the act of producing a screech.

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.

    screeching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * screeching frog

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing a screech.
    • hysterical screechings