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
- 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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