From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclatterclat‧ter /ˈklætə $ -ər/ verb 1 [intransitive]SOUND if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise The tray slipped and clattered to the floor.2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move quickly and noisily children clattering up and down the stairs —clatter noun [singular, uncountable] the clatter of dishes→ See Verb table
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clatter• Her splayed arms sent the dishes clattering.• Her heart was clattering inside her.• Boldly he kicked loose stones off the ledges and heard them clatter into the silence below.• His gun clattered noisily to the floor.• Wyatt hoisted himself up into the truck and began to push and shove the rest of the load on to the clattering pile.• All the pots clattered to the floor.• He picked out something from the shelves and made a clattering U-turn.Origin clatter Old English clatrian 