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BNC: 12567 COCA: 13632

clatter

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
clatter /ˈklætɚ/ verb
clatters; clattered; clattering
clatter
/ˈklætɚ/
verb
clatters; clattered; clattering
Learner's definition of CLATTER
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no object]
: to make a quick series of short loud sounds发出一连串短促的声响

— clatter

noun, plural clatters [count]
— usually singular通常用单数

— clattering

noun [singular]
BNC: 12567 COCA: 13632

clatter

1 of 2

verb

clat·​ter ˈkla-tər How to pronounce clatter (audio)
clattered; clattering; clatters

intransitive verb

1
: to make a rattling sound
the dishes clattered on the shelf
2
: to talk noisily or rapidly
3
: to move or go with a clatter
clattered down the stairs

transitive verb

: to cause to clatter
clatterer
ˈkla-tər-ər How to pronounce clatter (audio)
noun
clatteringly
ˈkla-tə-riŋ-lē How to pronounce clatter (audio)
adverb

clatter

2 of 2

noun

1
: a rattling sound (as of hard bodies striking together)
the clatter of pots and pans
2
: commotion
the midday clatter of the business district
3
: noisy chatter
clattery
ˈkla-tə-rē How to pronounce clatter (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb The shutters clattered against the house. He heard dishes clattering in the kitchen. The box dropped and dozens of marbles clattered across the floor. The wagon clattered down the road. Noun the clatter of a crowded cafeteria
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Each time a player shakes the grid, the dice clatter around and settle into a new arrangement of letters. Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021 The Avengers Campus offers plenty of the superheroes' souvenirs, from apparel and figurines to the Spider-Bots, which clatter around on eight legs at the flick of remote control. Paul Vercammen, CNN, 2 June 2021 In that part of the world, both governments and their opponents know that mass protest is rarely polite; when anger boils over, people clatter over walls, break things, fight cops. Star Tribune, 11 Jan. 2021 In Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, thousands of tailors usually work from tiny studios tucked between barber shops and corner stores, or in clattering rows in the fabric section of markets. Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2020 Subway trains clattered along their tracks, their doors squealing open to disgorge crowds of passengers. Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2020 At a section of uneven sidewalk, the robot paused, as if in thought, before clattering over the break. Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2020 Like his predecessors for nearly 200 years, General Kelley and his wife lived in elegance in a historic Washington residence with high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, a reputed ghost and a view of parade grounds clattering with ceremonial drills. New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019 Gizmo clattered up to him with his favorite toy, a velvet bone, and Hendrix chuckled. Kevin Fagan, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2019
Noun
The all-day, fast-casual mode at Meats has been decidedly different from the clatter and thrum of the places in which Hillis’ and Parker’s cooking styles were forged. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2022 The songs clatter, wobble, and lurch into one another while Beyoncé wavers between singing and doing silly voices, in multitrack. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 July 2022 Amid the roar of artillery, the clatter of small arms and bone-rattling explosions, Times photographers have borne graphic witness to the fight to survive and kill — or just survive. New York Times, 1 June 2022 The tables are a-clatter and the mood is wonderfully chill. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Unlike knights of old, however, there is little clatter from the chassis. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 May 2022 Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter of dirty dishes, is widely dismissed as a mid-20th century relic. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 In Japanese houses, the sound was an unrelenting clatter of metal and glass. Bruce Barcott, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2011 Who had inspired this scene from which arose such a clatter? Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English clatren, from Old English *clatrian; of imitative origin

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clatter was in the 13th century
BNC: 12567 COCA: 13632
clatter

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CLATTER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤loud, noisy巨大的／聒噪的哐噹聲▸➤metallic金屬撞擊的噹啷聲▸➤sudden突如其來的哐噹聲VERB + CLATTER➤make發出哐噹聲◇The wheels of the cart made a terrible clatter on the road.馬車輪子在路上發出哐噹哐噹的響聲。➤hear聽見哐噹聲PREPOSITION➤with a clatter隨着噹啷一聲◇She dropped her fork with a clatter.她噹的一聲把叉子掉在了地上。➤clatter of⋯的嘚嘚聲◇There was a clatter of hoofs and several riders drew up.隨着一陣嘚嘚的馬蹄聲，幾個騎馬的人停了下來。
clatter

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤loudly, noisily哐噹哐噹響得震天／鬧心PREPOSITION➤against碰到⋯而發出咔嗒聲◇The mug clattered against her teeth.馬克杯碰到她的牙齒發出咔嗒聲。➤down咣噹咣噹地下落◇Something heavy came clattering down the stairs.有重物咣噹咣噹地從樓梯上滾下來。➤on碰在⋯上發出響聲◇His boots clattered on the stairs.他的靴子踏在樓梯上噔噔作響。➤to碰到⋯發出響聲◇The knife clattered noisily to the floor.刀子噹啷一聲掉到了地板上。PHRASES➤come clattering, go clattering咔嗒咔嗒地過來／走着

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