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clatter

Pronunciation: /ˈklætəː/

The English word “clatter” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To make a rattling sound.
  2. To chatter noisily or rapidly.
  3. To hit; to smack.

noun

  1. A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
  2. A loud disturbance.
  3. Noisy talk or chatter.
  4. A large group, especially of sibling children; a lot

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.

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