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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clatter \Clat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clattered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clattering}.] [AS. cla?rung a rattle, akin to D.
klateren to rattle. Cf. {Clack}.]
1. To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together;
to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.
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Clattering loud with iron clank. --Longfellow.
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2. To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
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I see thou dost but clatter. --Spenser.
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