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clatter
[klat-er]
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other.
The shutters clattered in the wind.
to move rapidly with such a sound.
The iron-wheeled cart clattered down the street.
to talk fast and noisily; chatter.
They clattered on and on about their children.
verb (used with object)
to cause to clatter.
clattering the pots and pans in the sink.
noun
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises.
The stagecoach made a terrible clatter going over the wooden bridge.
noisy disturbance; din; racket.
noisy talk; din of voices.
They had to shout over the clatter at the cocktail party.
idle talk; gossip.
clatter
/ ˈæə /
verb
to make or cause to make a rattling noise, esp as a result of movement
(intr) to chatter
noun
a rattling sound or noise
a noisy commotion, such as one caused by loud chatter
Other Word Forms
- clatterer noun
- clatteringly adverb
- clattery adjective
- ˈٳٱԲ adverb
- ˈٳٱ adjective
- ˈٳٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of clatter1
Example Sentences
San Salvador, a lush city that lies in the shadow of a dormant volcano, has been buzzing in recent years with the clatter of construction.
At 1-0 he clattered an effort against the underside of the crossbar, and at 1-1 had a thumping header hit the post.
From our contemporary vantage point, their minuscule existences have been erased, replaced by the modern-day footage’s bustle of traffic and clatter of the everyday.
The captain has little memory of watching those closing minutes, having been concussed in a clattering tackle.
In the next over, Carse produced a beauty that clattered the off stump, only for a marginal overstep to be detected.
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