Antonyms for clatter

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : klat-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæt ər

Definition of clatter

Origin : late Old English clatrung "clattering, noise," verbal noun implying an Old English *clatrian, of imitative origin. Cf. Middle Dutch klateren, East Frisian klatern, dialectal German klattern. The noun is attested from mid-14c.

noun loud noise
verb crash; make racket

Example sentences :

He threw the helmet with a clatter on to the table as if it had been the knave's canting head.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

The clatter of crockery did not cease in the adjoining room.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

There was a clatter and rattle of speeding hoofs, which rapidly died out.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

The clatter of hoofs was growing louder with each passing second.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

"We would have heard the clatter of his motor if he had," returned Rob.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

With them he fences heroically and causes a sufficiency of clatter and noise.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

And let me tell you that the spoons in the plates made a clatter.
Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

This place resounded with cries, songs, and the clatter of plates and dishes.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

And now stop your clatter and go to sleep; I'm tired of hearing you cackle.
Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various

Synonyms for clatter

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