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- [klat-er]
- /ˈklæt ər/
- /ˈklæt.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klat-er]
- /ˈklæt ər/
Definitions of clatter word
- verb clatter If you say that people or things clatter somewhere, you mean that they move there noisily. 3
- verb clatter If something hard clatters, it makes repeated short noises as it hits against another hard thing. 3
- verb clatter Clatter is also a noun. 3
- verb clatter to make or cause to make a rattling noise, esp as a result of movement 3
- verb clatter to chatter 3
- noun clatter a rattling sound or noise 3
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Origin of clatter
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English clateren, Old English clatr- (in clatrunge); cognate with Dutch klateren to rattle; see -er6
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Parts of speech for Clatter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clatter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clatter
verb clatter
- hurtle — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- clank — When large metal objects clank, they make a noise because they are hitting together or hitting against something hard.
- noise — sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
noun clatter
- jangle — to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves.
- racket — a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
- clack — If things clack or if you clack them, they make a short loud noise, especially when they hit each other.
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- clangor — A clangor is a loud or harsh noise.
Antonyms for clatter
verb clatter
noun clatter
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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