clatter
Plural: clatters
Noun
- a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- "the shutters clattered against the house"
- "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"
- A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
- A loud disturbance.
- Noisy talk or chatter.
- A large group, especially of sibling children; a lot
- Alternative form of clitter; scree.
Verb
Verb Forms: clattered, clattering, clatters
- To make a loud rattling sound.
- make a rattling sound
- "clattering dishes"
- To make a rattling sound.
- To chatter noisily or rapidly.
- To hit; to smack.
Examples
- The tiles would CLATTER noisily as players frantically searched for words on their racks.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
brattle, clack, clacking, clatter, clattering, commotion, crackling, crepitation, knocking, patter, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, racket, rapping, ratatat, rattle, rattling, roll, rubadub, tapping
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
clatter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordclatter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clatter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary