clatter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++clat·ter /ˈklætə $ -ər/ verb 1 [intransitive]SOUND if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise （使）发出撞击声 The tray slipped and clattered to the floor. 盘子滑落下来，啪啦一声掉在地上。2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move quickly and noisily 急速而发出响声地移动 children clattering up and down the stairs 在楼梯上啪嗒啪嗒地走上走下的孩子 —clatter noun [singular, uncountable] the clatter of dishes 盘碟相碰的当啷声→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
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 clatrianclat·ter verbChineseSyllable
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clatter
clat‧ter /ˈklætə $ -ər/
verb
The tray slipped and clattered to the floor.
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and noisily:
children clattering up and down the stairs
—clatter noun [singular, uncountable]:
the clatter of dishes
clat‧ter /ˈklætə $ -ər/
verb Language: Old English
Origin: clatrian
1. [intransitive] if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise:Origin: clatrian
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and noisily:
—clatter noun [singular, uncountable]: