clatter

clat-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A continuous rattling sound, as of hard objects falling or striking each other.

  2. 2.

    To make or cause a continuous rattling sound.

  3. 3.

    To move with such a sound.

Forms

plural: clatters

Related words

See also: clang, clattering, clatters, rattle
Synonyms: clang, clank, racket, rattle

Etymology

From Old English clatrung ("clattering"), of imitative origin. Related to Middle Dutch klateren ("to rattle").