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clatter

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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.

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

clatter·er n.
clatter·y adj.

clatter
Verb
to make a rattling noise, as when hard objects hit each other
Noun
a rattling sound or noise [Old English clatrung clattering]

Clatter a scattered mass of loose stones; a confusion of voices. See also clutter.
Examples: clatter of grey rock, 1873; of stones; of tongues in empty heads, 1851.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clatter - a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb1.clatter - make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"
make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
Translations
clatter [ˈklætəʳ] nruido, estruendo; [of hooves] → trápala

clatter [ˈklætəʳ] ncliquetis m
vicliqueter

clatter [ˈklætəʳ] nKlappern nt;
(of hooves) → Trappeln nt
vi (see n) → klappern; trappeln

clatter [ˈklætəʳ] nacciottolio; scalpitio

clatter
n clatter [ˈklӕtə]
a loud noise like hard objects falling, striking against each other etc the clatter of pots falling off the shelf. lawaai, gerammel طَقْطَقَه тракане klapot skramlen das Getrampel σαματάς estrépito kolin صدای افتادن یا به هم خوردن اجسام سخت؛ تلق تلق kolina fracas רָעַש, נִקישָה खड़खड़ाहट zveket, klepet csörömpölés bunyi bising glamur, skarkali lo sbattere カタカタという音 덜커덕거리는 소리 barškėjimas, tarškėjimas šķindoņa; klaboņa; dipoņa keletak-keletuk kletteren klirring, smelling, skramling stukot estardalhaço bo­cănit грохот rachot, treskot ropot kloparanje slammer, skrammel, oväsen เสียงกระทบกัน takırtı, tıngırtı 鏗鏘聲 стукіт; дзенькіт کھٹ کھٹ ، گرگراہٹ tiếng loảng xoảng 铿锵声
v
to (cause to) make such a noise The dishes clattered while I was washing them in the sink. klater, rammel يُطَقْطِق тракам rachotit skramle klappern mit hacer ruido kolistama, kolisema تلق تلق کردن kolisuttaa, kolista entrechoquer bruyamment לְהַרעִיש, לִנקוֹש खड़खड़ की आवाज करना zveketati, klepetati csörömpöl membuat bunyi bising glamra sbattere カタカタ鳴る 덜커덕거리다; 덜커덕거리게 하다 barškėti, tarškėti šķindēt; klabēt; dipēt berkeletak-keletuk rammelen met klirre, skramle (med), lage stort rabalder dzwonić, pobrzękiwać chocar a (se) ciocni cu zgomot греметь rachotať, hrmotať ropotati kloparati slamra, skramla ทำให้เกิดเสียงกระทบกัน takırda(t)mak, tıngırda(t)mak (使)發鏗鏘聲 гриміти, гуркотіти ایسا شور پیدا کرنا phát ra tiếng loảng xoảng使铿锵声


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The sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.
Her cargo is not stowed in any sense; it is simply dumped into her through six hatchways, more or less, by twelve winches or so, with clatter and hurry and racket and heat, in a cloud of steam and a mess of coal-dust.
Then he remembered that it was no fun being angry unless he had some one to frighten and make miserable, and he rushed to his big gong and made it clatter as loud as he could.
 
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