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clatter

[klat-er] / ˈklæt ər /




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The shuffling clatter of domino-shaped ceramic tiles drowned out the women’s laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Saka's ability to take contact from defenders that clatter into the back of him is something he has mastered in the safer environment of the right wing and is invaluable centrally.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Aromatics are where things begin: ginger, garlic, onions and their cousins; the soft clatter of mirepoix or soffritto; a bloom of spices warming in fat.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

A nationwide noise ordinance is supposed to limit the din, especially late at night, but residents say the courtside clatter often goes unmuted.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

It was Old Timothy, yelling over the clatter of galloping hooves.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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