as in stirs
a state of noisy, confused activity
the clatter of a crowded cafeteria
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Recent Examples of clatters
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Then, a mannequin clatters to the floor from the ceiling and breaks apart.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clatters
Noun
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Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Iran war is fundamentally reshaping the oil industry, as geopolitical volatility rattles traders and derails expectations of a Middle East drilling boom.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fans will have to tune in next week to find out Andrea's fate — and see if her abduction rattles Kayce.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meteorologists say a large-scale upper-level trough over the Plains is helping drive a series of disturbances that will move east through the day.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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But since that ridge shifted from Northern California in early April, the new pattern has invited multiple low-pressure disturbances into the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first clip showed Duff making cat and bird noises as Townes, who turns 2 on May 3, played with her hair and smiled at the camera.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Plus sundry hallucinations, bad dreams, possession, dark spaces, creepy noises, fraught family relations — and, as with so many horror stories, a bad thing in the past bringing down the future.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were no roars of restaurant chatter and excitement from happy guests.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Most of the time, the creature is invisible, only given away by roars or its footprints in the soil of this extra-terrestrial world.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Clatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clatters. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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