English dictionary
clatter
/'kl/&/t/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
ExamplesThe shutters clattered against the house.
The clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds.
Source: webster1913
verb
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make a rattling sound
ExamplesClattering dishes.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.
Source: webster1913
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To make a rattling noise with.
Source: webster1913