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Share This clat·ter Audio Help / ˈklæt / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ klat -er] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –verb (used without object) 1. to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
2. to move rapidly with such a sound: The iron-wheeled cart clattered down the street.
3. to talk fast and noisily; chatter: They clattered on and on about their children.
–verb (used with object) 4. to cause to clatter: clattering the pots and pans in the sink.
–noun 5. a rattling noise or series of rattling noises: The stagecoach made a terrible clatter going over the wooden bridge.
6. noisy disturbance; din; racket.
7. noisy talk; din of voices: They had to shout over the clatter at the cocktail party.
[Origin:
bef. 1050; ME
clateren, OE
clatr- (in
clatrunge ); c. D
klateren to rattle; see
-er 6 ]
—Related forms clat·ter·er, noun
clat·ter·ing·ly, adverb
clat·ter·y, adjective
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clat·tered , clat·ter·ing , clat·ters
intr.
To make a rattling sound.
To move with a rattling sound: clattering along on roller skates.
To talk rapidly and noisily; chatter.
tr.
A rattling sound: the clatter of dishes in the kitchen.
A loud disturbance; a racket: the clatter of the subway train.
Noisy talk; chatter.
clateren , from Old English *clatrian ; see gal- in Indo-European roots.]
clat'ter·er n. , clat'ter·y adj.
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late O.E., probably from O.E. *clatrian, imitative, perhaps from PIE base *gal- "to cry out."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Share This clatter noun 1. a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones" verb 1. make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"
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Share This clatter [ˈklӕtə] noun
a loud noise like hard objects falling, striking against each other etc
Example:
the clatter of pots falling off the shelf
Arabic: طَقْطَقَه Chinese (Simplified): 铿锵声 Chinese (Traditional): 鏗鏘聲 Czech: klapot Danish: skramlen Dutch: kletteren Estonian: kolin Finnish: kolina French: fracas German: das Getrampel Greek: σαματάς Hungarian: csörömpölés Icelandic: glamur, skarkali Indonesian: bunyi bising Italian: lo sbattere*
Japanese: カタカタという音 Korean: 덜커덕거리는 소리 Latvian: šķindoņa; klaboņa; dipoņa Lithuanian: barškėjimas, tarškėjimas Norwegian: klirring, smelling, skramling Polish: stukot Portuguese (Brazil): estardalhaço Portuguese (Portugal): estardalhaço Romanian: bocănit Russian: грохот Slovak: rachot, treskot Slovenian: ropot Spanish: estrépito Swedish: slammer, skrammel, oväsen Turkish: takırtı, tıngırtı
clatter [ˈklӕtə] verb
to (cause to) make such a noise
Example:
The dishes clattered while I was washing them in the sink.
Arabic: يُطَقْطِق Chinese (Simplified): （使）发铿锵声 Chinese (Traditional): (使)發鏗鏘聲 Czech: rachotit Danish: skramle Dutch: rammelen met Estonian: kolistama, kolisema Finnish: kolisuttaa, kolista French: entrechoquer bruyamment German: klappern mit Hungarian: csörömpöl Icelandic: glamra Indonesian: membuat bunyi bising Italian: sbattere Japanese: カタカタ鳴る
Korean: 덜커덕거리다; 덜커덕거리게 하다 Latvian: šķindēt; klabēt; dipēt Lithuanian: barškėti, tarškėti Norwegian: klirre, skramle (med), lage stort rabalder Polish: dzwonić, pobrzękiwać Portuguese (Brazil): fazer estardalhaço Portuguese (Portugal): chocar Romanian: a (se) ciocni cu zgomot Russian: греметь Slovak: rachotať, hrmotať Slovenian: ropotati Spanish: hacer ruido Swedish: slamra, skramla Turkish: takırda(t)mak, tıngırda(t)mak
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Clack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Clacked ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Clacking .] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. F. claquer to clap, crack, D. klakken, MHG. klac crack, Ir. clagaim I make a noise, ring. Cf.
Clack , n.,
Clatter ,
Click .]
1. To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.
We heard Mr.Hodson's whip clacking on the ahoulders of the poor little wretches. --Thackeray.
2. To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run.
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Clat"ter\ (kl[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Clattered (-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Clattering .] [AS. clatrung a rattle, akin to D. klateren to rattle. Cf.
Clack .]
1. To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.
Clattering loud with iron clank. --Longfellow.
2. To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
I see thou dost but clatter. --Spenser.
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Clat"ter\, v. t. To make a rattling noise with.
You clatter still your brazen kettle. --Swift.
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