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clatter
noun
a
continuous
loud
rattling
sound
made
when
hard
objects
hit
or
fall
against
each
other
•
The
clatter
of
dishes
in
the
kitchen
woke
the
baby
.
The
clatter
of
dishes
in
the
kitchen
woke
the
baby
.
•
We
heard
the
distant
clatter
of
horses'
hooves
on
the
cobblestone
street
.
We
heard
the
distant
clatter
of
horses'
hooves
on
the
cobblestone
street
.
Middle
English
clatren
,
imitative
of
a
banging
or
rattling
sound
.
verb
-
clatter
,
clattering
,
clatters
,
clattered
to
make
,
or
cause
something
to
make
,
a
continuous
loud
rattling
sound
by
hitting
or
falling
against
something
hard
•
The
empty
carts
clattered
across
the
pavement
as
the
delivery
driver
pushed
them
.
The
empty
carts
clattered
across
the
pavement
as
the
delivery
driver
pushed
them
.
•
She
accidentally
clattered
the
pans
onto
the
floor
.
She
accidentally
clattered
the
pans
onto
the
floor
.
Imitative
origin
;
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
,
echoing
the
sharp
sound
it
describes
.
