clatter
To make a rattling soundTo make a rattling sound.
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» The rain clattered against the window.
Der Regen prasselte gegen das Fenster. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Дождь барабанил по окну. — Wezel
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3 senses(intransitive)To make a rattling sound.
klappern, poltern
make a rattling sound
(intransitive)To chatter noisily or rapidly.
(Northern England)To hit; to smack.
Examples
14 sentencesThe rain clattered against the window.
ruДождь барабанил по окну. — Wezel
deDer Regen prasselte gegen das Fenster. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The ball clattered off the woodwork.
What clatter is that in the courtyard?
The clatter of the horse's hooves soothed him.
ruЦокот копыт его успокоил. — User55521
On modern trains, you don't notice the clattering.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English clatren (“to make a rattling sound”), from Old English *clatrian (atteFrom 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.
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Forms
clatters, clattering, clattered, clattered| Base form | clatter · to clatter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clatters |
| Present participle | clattering |
| Past simple | clattered |
| Past participle | clattered |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.