clatter+(verb)

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• clatter — verb 1 (I, T) if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise: The tray fell clattering to the ground. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move quickly and noisily: clatter over/down/along etc: The horse …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• clatter — ► NOUN ▪ a loud rattling sound as of hard objects striking each other. ► VERB 1) make a clatter. 2) fall or move with a clatter. ORIGIN Old English, of imitative origin …   English terms dictionary

• clatter — verb the cups clattered on the tray Syn: rattle, clank, clink, clunk, clang …   Thesaurus of popular words

• clatter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud, noisy ▪ metallic ▪ sudden VERB + CLATTER ▪ make …   Collocations 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 — [[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 — /ˈklætə / (say klatuh) verb (i) 1. to make a rattling sound, as of hard bodies striking rapidly together. 2. to move rapidly with such a sound: *he could hear Helen clattering around in the kitchen somewhere –angelo loukakis, 1981. 3. to talk… …  

• 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 — 1. noun a) A rattling noise. b) A loud disturbance. Syn: commotion, racket 2. verb a) To cause to make a rattling sound. I cant …   Wiktionary

• clatter — noun a loud rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other. verb make or cause to make a clatter. Origin OE (as v.), of imitative origin …   English new terms dictionary