Thesaurus:clatter

Thesaurus

clatter

English

Noun

Sense: a continuous, repetitive sound

Detail: As of footsteps, raindrops, bullets, etc

Synonyms

• clatter
• clattering
• clacking
• crackling
• crepitation
• knocking
• patter
• pitter-patter
• pit-a-pat
• rapping
• ratatat
• rattle
• rattling
• roll
• rubadub
• tapping

Antonyms

• snap    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• jangle
• rumble    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• sound    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• tap    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:reverberation

Further reading

• “407. roll” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “clatter” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.