A loud, rattling sound made by hard objects hitting each other, like dishes or metal objects.
From Middle English and Old Norse 'klatra.' It's imitative in origin—the word itself sounds like the noise it describes.
Onomatopoeia experts love 'clatter' because it's one of the perfect words where the sound of the word mirrors its meaning—you can almost hear dishes breaking when you say it!
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