Definitions for clatter
ˈklæt ərclat·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clatterverb

   a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)

   "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"

2. clatter, clack, brattleverb

   make a rattling sound

   "clattering dishes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. clatternoun

   A rattling noise.

2. clatternoun

   A loud disturbance.

3. clatternoun

   Noisy talk or chatter.

4. clatterverb

   To cause to make a rattling sound.

5. clatterverb

   To make a rattling noise

6. clatterverb

   To chatter noisily or rapidly.

7. clatterverb

   To hit; to smack

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. A Clatternoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A rattling noise made by the frequent and quick collision of sonorous bodies. A clatter is a clash often repeated with great quickness, and seems to convey the idea of a sound sharper and shriller than rattle. [See the verb.]

   I have seen a monkey overthrow all the dishes and plates in a kitchen, merely for the pleasure of seeing them tumble, and hearing the clatter they made in their fall. Jonathan Swift, to Ld. Bolingb.

   2. It is used for any tumultuous and confused noise.

   By this great clatter, one of greatest note
   Seems bruited. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Grow to be short,
   Throw by your clatter,
   And handle the matter. Ben Jonson, Under-woods.

   O Rourk’s jolly boys
   Ne’er dreamt of the matter,
   ’Till rous’d by the noise,
   And musical clatter. Jonathan Swift.

   The jumbling particles of matter,
   In chaos make not such a clatter. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Clatterverb

   1. To strike any thing so as to make it sound and rattle.

   I only with an oaken staff will meet thee,
   And raise such outcries on thy clatter’d iron,
   That thou oft’ shalt wish thyself at Gath. John Milton, Agonist.

   When all the bees are gone to settle,
   You clatter still your brazen kettle. Jonathan Swift.

   2.To dispute, jar, or clamour. Martin. A low word.

3. To CLATTERverb

   Etymology: clatrunge, a rattle, Saxon.

   1. To make a noise by knocking two sonorous bodies frequently together.

   Now the sprightly trumpet, from afar,
   Had rouz’d the neighing steeds to scour the fields,
   While the fierce riders clatter’d on their shields. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. To utter a noise by being struck together.

   All that night was heard an unwonted clattering of weapons, and of men running to and fro. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   Down sunk the monster-bulk, and press’d the ground;
   His arms and clatt’ring shield on the vast body sound. Dryd.

   Their clattering arms with the fierce shocks resound,
   Helmets and broken launces spread the ground. George Granville.

   3. To talk fast and idly.

   Here is a great deal of good matter
   Lost for lack of telling;
   Now, siker, I see thou do’st but clatter;
   Harm may come of melling. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

   All those airy speculations, which bettered not men’s manners, were only a noise and clattering of words. Decay of Piety.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clatter

   Clatter refers to a continuous or repeated loud, hard noise often produced by objects striking or falling against each other. It can also refer to the act of making or causing such noise.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Clatterverb

   to make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds

2. Clatterverb

   to talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue

3. Clatterverb

   to make a rattling noise with

4. Clatternoun

   a rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds

5. Clatternoun

   commotion; disturbance

6. Clatternoun

   rapid, noisy talk; babble; chatter

7. Etymology: [AS. clarung a rattle, akin to D. klateren to rattle. Cf. Clack.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clatter

   klat′ėr, n. a repeated rattling noise: a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds: noisy talk: (Burns) gossip.—v.i. to make rattling sounds: to rattle with the tongue: to talk fast and idly.—v.t. to strike so as to produce a rattling.—adv. Clatt′eringly. [Acc. to Skeat, clatter = clacker, a freq. of Clack.]

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How to pronounce clatter?

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How to say clatter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clatter in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clatter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of clatter in a Sentence

1. Allyson Gantt:

   There's just something magical about this place with the clear dark water below and the soft wispy cypress needles above, the cypress trees are usually covered with bromeliads, spiky air plants that gather water from dew and rain and simply use their host trees for support. On a windy day, the cypress trees clatter just a little bit as they brush up against each other.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clatter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clatter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=clatter
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clatter
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clatter
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=clatter