Clatter in example sentence
In the hollow depths of the huge ship they could hear a confused andcontinuous commotion; the noise of bales and cases pitched down intothe hold mingling with footsteps, voices, the creaking of the machinerylowering the freight, the boatswain's whistle, and the clatter of chainsdragged or wound on to capstans by the snorting and panting engine whichsent a slight vibration from end to end of the great vessel.