Associations to the word «Clatter»

Wiktionary

CLATTER, noun. A rattling noise.
CLATTER, noun. A loud disturbance.
CLATTER, noun. Noisy talk or chatter.
CLATTER, verb. (transitive) To cause to make a rattling sound.
CLATTER, verb. (intransitive) To make a rattling noise.
CLATTER, verb. (intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.
CLATTER, verb. (Northern English) To hit; to smack.

Dictionary definition

CLATTER, noun. A rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones".
CLATTER, verb. Make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley