he clattered down the stairs

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• clatter — [[t]klæ̱tə(r)[/t]] clatters, clattering, clattered 1) VERB If you say that people or things clatter somewhere, you mean that they move there noisily. [V prep/adv] He turned and clattered down the stairs. 2) VERB If something hard clatters, it… …   English dictionary

• clatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English clatren, from Old English *clatrian; of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to make a rattling sound < the dishes clattered on the shelf > 2. to talk noisily or rapidly 3. to move or go with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clatter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud, noisy ▪ metallic ▪ sudden VERB + CLATTER ▪ make …   Collocations dictionary

• clatter — I UK [ˈklætə(r)] / US [ˈklætər] verb Word forms clatter : present tense I/you/we/they clatter he/she/it clatters present participle clattering past tense clattered past participle clattered 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a hard object clatters,… …   English dictionary

• clatter — clat|ter1 [ klætər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a hard object clatters, or if you clatter it, it makes several loud short noises as it hits against another hard object or surface: Her shoes clattered on the stone floor. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clatter — clat|ter [ˈklætə US ər] v [: Old English; Origin: clatrian] 1.) if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise ▪ The tray slipped and clattered to the floor. 2.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move… …   Dictionary of contemporary English