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| clat·ter [ kláttər ] |
verb (past and past participle clat·tered, present participle clat·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular clat·ters) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make rattling noise: to make, or cause something to make, a loud rattling noise
  We heard the horses' hooves clattering down the cobbled road.
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2. intransitive verb chatter noisily: to chatter or prattle, especially noisily
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noun (plural clat·ters) |
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1. banging metallic sound: a loud metallic banging or rattling noise
the clatter of pots and pans in the kitchen
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2. noisy chatter: noisy chatter and prattling talk
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3. loud commotion: a noisy disturbance
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| [Assumed Old English clatrian< Germanic, probably an imitation of the sound] |
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| clat·ter·er noun |
| clat·ter·ing·ly adverb |
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