Clatter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)

make a rattling sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːbɪkˌɔntɹɐvˌɛɹiənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛnsiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛnsiəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːbɪkˌɔntɹɐvˌɛɹiənt/.

Examples

the shutters clattered against the house
the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
clattering dishes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brattle clack

Parts of Speech

noun	a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) “the shutters clattered against the house”
verb	make a rattling sound “clattering dishes”

Word Forms

clatter	verb	make a rattling sound
clatter	noun	a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
clack	noun	a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klappern

ein rasselndes Geräusch (oft durch schnelle Bewegung erzeugt)

🇫🇷French

bruit

un bruit de cliquetis (souvent produit par un mouvement rapide)

🇪🇸Spanish

estrépito

un ruido de traqueteo (a menudo producido por un movimiento rápido)

🇮🇹Italian

rumore

un rumore sferragliante (spesso prodotto da movimenti rapidi)

🇳🇱Dutch

gekletter

een ratelend geluid (vaak geproduceerd door snelle bewegingen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

barulho

um ruído estridente (geralmente produzido por movimento rápido)

🇷🇺Russian

стук

дребезжащий шум (часто возникающий при быстром движении)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दस्तक

एक तेज़ आवाज़ (अक्सर तेज़ गति से उत्पन्न)

🇧🇩Bengali

কোলাহল

একটি বিকট শব্দ (প্রায়শই দ্রুত আন্দোলন দ্বারা উত্পাদিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

ஒரு சலசலக்கும் சத்தம் (பெரும்பாலும் விரைவான இயக்கத்தால் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

చప్పుడు

శబ్దం (తరచుగా వేగవంతమైన కదలిక ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి అవుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

एक खडखडाट आवाज (बहुतेक वेळा वेगवान हालचालींमुळे निर्माण होतो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખડખડાટ

ધમધમતો અવાજ (ઘણી વખત ઝડપી ચળવળ દ્વારા ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆ

ಒಂದು ಗಡಗಡ ಶಬ್ದ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರ ಚಲನೆಯಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കരയുക

ഒരു മുഴങ്ങുന്ന ശബ്ദം (പലപ്പോഴും ദ്രുതഗതിയിലുള്ള ചലനം മൂലം ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਰੌਲਾ-ਰੱਪਾ (ਅਕਸਰ ਤੇਜ਼ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شور

ایک ہلچل کا شور (اکثر تیز رفتار حرکت سے پیدا ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哒

嘎嘎声（通常由快速移动产生）

🇯🇵Japanese

カタカタ

カタカタ音（素早い動きによって生じることが多い）

🇰🇷Korean

덜거덕거리는 소리

덜거덕거리는 소음(종종 빠른 움직임으로 인해 발생함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu vang

một tiếng ồn ào (thường được tạo ra bởi chuyển động nhanh)

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงกระทบกัน

เสียงกึกก้อง (มักเกิดจากการเคลื่อนไหวอย่างรวดเร็ว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

gemerincing

suara berderak (sering dihasilkan oleh gerakan cepat)

🇵🇭Filipino

kumatok

isang dumadagundong na ingay (madalas na dulot ng mabilis na paggalaw)

🇲🇾Malay

berdenting

bunyi gemeretak (sering dihasilkan oleh pergerakan pantas)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قعقعة

ضجيج من الطراز الأول (غالبًا ما ينتج عن الحركة السريعة)

🇮🇷Persian

تق تق

صدای تق تق (اغلب در اثر حرکت سریع ایجاد می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

takırdamak

tıkırtı sesi (genellikle hızlı hareket nedeniyle üretilir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁקשׁוּק

רעש שקשוק (לעתים קרובות נוצר על ידי תנועה מהירה)

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