Definition of Clatter

the rattling sound of solid objects hitting one another

Examples of Clatter in a sentence

There was a loud clatter as all of the pots in the cabinet fell out onto the floor when I opened it.  🔊

Thankfully there was nothing more than a clatter when I accidentally dropped the handful of plastic dishes I was holding.  🔊

You’ll likely hear a clatter very often if there is a baby in the home, as they drop things on the floor all the time.  🔊

My friends were treated to a grating clatter as I spilled the large bag of marbles I had all over the floor.  🔊

You have to drop several items on the floor simultaneously to consider the noise a clatter, as the impact of a single object would only be a crash or a bang.  🔊

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