clatter
Meaning
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- To make a rattling sound.
- To chatter noisily or rapidly.
- To hit; to smack.
Synonyms
clickety-click
gnash one’s teeth
great noise
crashing sound
light crack
idle talk
make noise
Frequency
Hyphenated as
clat‧ter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklætɚ/
Etymology
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.
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