Clattering

clat·ter  (kltr)

v. clat·tered, clat·ter·ing, clat·ters

v.intr.

1. To make a rattling sound.

2. To move with a rattling sound: clattering along on roller skates.

3. To talk rapidly and noisily; chatter.

v.tr.

To cause to make a rattling sound.

n.

1. A rattling sound: the clatter of dishes in the kitchen.

2. A loud disturbance; a racket: the clatter of the subway train.

3. Noisy talk; chatter.

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[Middle English clateren, from Old English *clatrian; see gal- in Indo-European roots.]

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clatter·er n.

clatter·y adj.

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Clattering a flock of choughs, 1430.