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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
clat•ter /ˈklætɚ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to (cause to) make a loud, rattling sound, such as that produced by hard objects striking one another: [no object]The dishes were clattering in the dishwasher.[~ + object]Stop clattering the pots and pans.
  2. [no object] to move rapidly with such a sound: The train clattered down the track.

n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. a rattling noise;
    racket;
    din:the clatter of machinery.
clat•ter•er, n. [countable]
clat•ter•y, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clat•ter  (klat′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other:The shutters clattered in the wind.
  2. to move rapidly with such a sound:The iron-wheeled cart clattered down the street.
  3. to talk fast and noisily;
    chatter:They clattered on and on about their children.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to clatter:clattering the pots and pans in the sink.

n. 
  1. a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:The stagecoach made a terrible clatter going over the wooden bridge.
  2. noisy disturbance;
    din;
    racket.
  3. noisy talk;
    din of voices:They had to shout over the clatter at the cocktail party.
  4. idle talk;
    gossip.
  • bef. 1050; Middle English clateren, Old English clatr- (in clatrunge); cognate with Dutch klateren to rattle; see -er6
clat′ter•er, n. 
clat′ter•ing•ly, adv. 
clat′ter•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clatter /ˈklætə/ vb
  1. to make or cause to make a rattling noise, esp as a result of movement
  2. (intransitive) to chatter
 n
  1. a rattling sound or noise
  2. a noisy commotion, such as one caused by loud chatter
Etymology: Old English clatrung clattering (gerund); related to Dutch klateren to rattle, German klatschen to smack, Norwegian klattra to knockˈclatterer n ˈclatteringly adv
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