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clatter
English
Etymology
From Middle English clatren (“to make a rattling sound”), from Old English *clatrian (attested as the Late Old English gerund clatrung), of onomatopoeic origin.
The noun, derived from the verb, is first attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?klæt?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?klæt?/
- Rhymes: -æt?(?)
- Hyphenation: clat?ter
Verb
clatter (third-person singular simple present clatters, present participle clattering, simple past and past participle clattered)
- (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,
- And he tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred;
- He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
- But the landlord's black-eyed daughter,
- Bess, the landlord's daughter,
- Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- (transitive) To cause to make a rattling noise.
- 1728, Jonathan Swift, A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy
- You clatter still your brazen kettle.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Chapter V:
- When he came to Nottingham, he entered that part of the market where butchers stood, and took up his inn(2) in the best place he could find. Next, he opened his stall and spread his meat upon the bench, then, taking his cleaver and steel and clattering them together, he trolled aloud in merry tones:...
- 1728, Jonathan Swift, A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy
- (intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.
- c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Again?t venemous tongues enpoy?oned with ?claunder and fal?e detractions &c.:
- But if that I knewe what his name hight,
For clatering of me I would him ?one quight;
For his fal?e lying, of that I ?pake never,
I could make him ?hortly repent him forever: […]
- But if that I knewe what his name hight,
- I see thou dost but clatter.
- c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Again?t venemous tongues enpoy?oned with ?claunder and fal?e detractions &c.:
- (Northern England) To hit; to smack.
- 1988, Harry Enfield, Friday Night Live:
- "I can't watch it because I have to go outside and clatter someone in the nuts!”
- 2010, Gerald Hansen, Hand in the Till:
- “An Orange bitch clattered seven shades of shite out of her,” Padraig eagerly piped up.
- 1988, Harry Enfield, Friday Night Live:
Derived terms
- clatterer
- clattering
- clatteringly
Translations
Noun
clatter (plural clatters)
- A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
- A loud disturbance.
- Noisy talk or chatter.
Synonyms
- commotion
- racket
Derived terms
- clattery
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “clatter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- clatter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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explosion
English
Etymology
From French explosion, from Latin expl?si?nis, genitive form of expl?sio, from expl?do (“I drive out by clapping”), from ex- and pl?do (“I clap or strike”). For more information see explode#Etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?spl??.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?splo?.??n/
Noun
explosion (countable and uncountable, plural explosions)
- A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
- A bursting due to pressure.
- The sound of an explosion.
- A sudden uncontrolled increase.
- A sudden outburst.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- implosion
Derived terms
- Cambrian explosion
- implosion
Related terms
- explode
- explosive
- principle of explosion
Translations
See also
- explosion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Latin explosi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.splo.zj??/
Noun
explosion f (plural explosions)
- explosion
Derived terms
- explosion cambrienne
- moteur à explosion
Related terms
- exploser
Further reading
- “explosion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin explosi?, attested from 1770.
Noun
explosion c
- explosion
- Synonym: sprängning
- Antonym: implosion
Inflection
Derived terms
- explosionsartad
- explosionsmotor
- granatexplosion
Related terms
- explodera
- explosiv
References
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