clatter
IPA: kɫˈætɝ
noun
- A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
- A loud disturbance.
- Noisy talk or chatter.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
- (intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.
- (Northern England) To hit; to smack.
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Examples of "clatter" in Sentences
- Then they clatter to the ground.
- She hears a clatter in the kitchen.
- The woman dummy crashed in a final clatter.
- They then clatter their bills and walk away.
- The loose housetop sheets clatter and clang.
- After a silent pause, a loud clatter is heard.
- I didn't want to clatter up the page with this list.
- That night, they are awakened by a clatter on the roof.
- Heard the rattle of sabers and clatter of small arms fire.
- It means clatter, and was sometimes applied to a bell ringer.