clatter
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.
to cause to clatter: clattering the pots and pans in the sink.
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.
Origin of clatter
1Other words from clatter
- clat·ter·er, noun
- clat·ter·ing·ly, adverb
- clat·ter·y, adjective
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How to use clatter in a sentence
They clattered through the outlying bazaar without disturbing a soul.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe lone pine on the stone cap of Gander Knob waved its farewell, and we clattered down the long slope into the great world.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydWe heard Aaron Kallaberger's stentorian tones as we clattered around the bend.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe sword clattered from his hand and rolled, with a pendulum-like movement, to the feet of Garnache.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniWilder flung a slipper across the room that missed Tootles head and clattered among the paint-brushes.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for clatter
/ (ˈklætə) /
to make or cause to make a rattling noise, esp as a result of movement
(intr) to chatter
a rattling sound or noise
a noisy commotion, such as one caused by loud chatter
Origin of clatter
1Derived forms of clatter
- clatterer, noun
- clatteringly, adverb
- clattery, adjective
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