clatter

²clatter

noun

Definition of CLATTER

1

: a rattling sound (as of hard bodies striking together) <the clatter of pots and pans>

2

: commotion <the midday clatter of the business district>

3

: noisy chatter

— clat·tery \ˈkla-tə-rē\ adjective

Examples of CLATTER

1. <the clatter of a crowded cafeteria>

First Known Use of CLATTER

14th century

Related to CLATTER

Synonyms: ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, commotion, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo

Related Words: cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar; disorder, unrest, upheaval; eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst; brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle; dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderliness

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Rhymes with CLATTER

batter, chatter, flatter, matter, natter, patter, plaiter, scatter, shatter, smatter, spatter, splatter, tatter