clatter

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
2. (intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.
3. (Northern-England) To hit; to smack.

Noun

1. A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
2. A loud disturbance.
3. Noisy talk or chatter.
4. (Ireland, informal) A large group, especially of sibling children; a lot
5. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of clitter; scree.

Synonyms

rattle

clank

rumble

tumult

crash

chatter

clang

thunder

🌩️

click

jingle

din

noise

knock

clash

bang

clack

jangle

crack

roar

rattling

uproar

brattle

snap

pop

clink

chattering

boom

💥

buzz

clap

👏

sound

🔉

ring

💍

tinkle

noisy

peal

drone

rap

ado

ring out

riot

roister

ruckus

rumbling

rumpus

shindy

sigh

step

tap

throb

thrum

tick

Translations

klappern

rattern

kletteren

restallar

claquer

brouter

afdrogen

martilleo

afranselen

θόρυβος

Rasseln

verhauen

Rattern

craquer

knarren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklætɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clatren

Inherited from Old English: *clatrian

Cognate with Dutch: klateren

In summary

From Middle English clatren (“to make a rattling sound”), from Old English *clatrian (attested as the Late Old English gerund clatrung), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Dutch klateren, kletteren.
The noun, derived from the verb, is first attested in the 14ᵗʰ century.