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Definition clatter in British English

clatter verb

verb
/ˈklætə(r)/
1

if a hard object clatters, or if you clatter it, it makes several loud short noises as it hits against another hard object or surface

Example

Her shoes clattered on the stone floor.

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2

to move somewhere making a series of loud short noises

Example

He came clattering down the stairs.

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Definition clatter in British English