Word a Day
clatter
What does clatter mean?
clatter (verb): to make a rattling sound.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce clatter?
/ˈklætɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does clatter come from?
From Middle English clatren (“to make a rattling sound”), from Old English *clatrian (attested as the Late Old English gerund clatrung), of onomatopoeic origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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to make a rattling sound
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