klappern
Translation
to rattle, to clatter, to chatter (teeth)
Examples
Die Fensterläden klappern im Wind.
The shutters are rattling in the wind.
Seine Zähne klapperten vor Kälte.
His teeth were chattering from the cold.
Der Storch klappert mit dem Schnabel.
The stork is clattering its beak.
Grammar Patterns
klappern (intransitive) to rattle The shutters are rattling. (Die Fensterläden klappern.)
mit+3 klappern to rattle (sth.) She rattled the bunch of keys. (Sie klapperte mit dem Schlüsselbund.)
Similar Words
Synonyms: rasseln, scheppern
Etymology
An onomatopoeic word that mimics the sound of hard objects hitting each other.
Memory Tips
The word itself sounds like the action. Imagine the 'clatter' or 'clapping' sound it represents.