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   clatter

   /ˈklatə/

   noun

   • 1. a continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other: "the horse spun round with a clatter of hooves"

   verb

   • 1. make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound: "her coffee cup clattered in the saucer"
   • ▪ fall or move with a clatter: "they heard Sybil's shoes clattering up the stone steps"
   • ▪ (of a soccer player) foul (an opponent): "Bennett clattered Coleman ten yards out from goal"

   Word Origin Old English (as a verb), of imitative origin.

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