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Added 9 October 2026

clatter

/ˈklætəː/ verb

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

noun

A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
A loud disturbance.
Noisy talk or chatter.

Origin

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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