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clatters

clatters is the plural of clatter.

clatters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clatter.

Meaning of clatter

Noun

clatter (plural clatters)

  1. A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
    • The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 7, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
  2. A loud disturbance.
  3. Noisy talk or chatter.
  4. (Ireland, informal) A large group, especially of sibling children; a lot
    • a young mother with a clatter of kids told me ... her Catholic doctor refused point-blank to advise other than the rhythm method.1970 December 22, “Women First; Contraception: what do you think?”, in The Irish Times, page 6

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Questions about clatters

What is clatters the plural of?
Clatters is the plural of clatter.

Words near clatters in the dictionary

  1. clatterest
  2. clattereth
  3. clattering
  4. clatteringly
  5. clatterings
  6. clatters
  7. clattersome
  8. clattery
  9. clattier
  10. clatties
  11. clattiest

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