clatter
pronunciation
How to pronounce clatter in British English:
UK [ˈklætə(r)]
How to pronounce clatter in American English:
US [ˈklætɚ]
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- Noun:
- a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
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- Verb:
- make a rattling sound
Word Origin
- clatter (v.)
- late Old English clatrung "clattering, noise," verbal noun implying an Old English *clatrian, of imitative origin. Compare Middle Dutch klateren, East Frisian klatern, dialectal German klattern. The noun is attested from mid-14c.
Example
- 1. Don 't clatter those dishes about , you 'll break them .
- 2. The boys stopped their clatter when the teacher .
- 3. Don 't clatter those bowls about .
- 4. The clatter of paper shredders .
- 5. Don 't clatter your knives and forks .