Definition of clatter

• v. i. - To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.
• v. i. - To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
• v. t. - To make a rattling noise with.
• n. - A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds.
• n. - Commotion; disturbance.
• n. - Rapid, noisy talk; babble; chatter.