clatter

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.intr.

1. To make a rattling sound.
2. To move with a rattling sound: clattering along on roller skates.
3. To talk rapidly and noisily; chatter.

v.tr.
To cause to make a rattling sound.

n.

1. A rattling sound: the clatter of dishes in the kitchen.
2. A loud disturbance; a racket: the clatter of the subway train.
3. Noisy talk; chatter.

[Middle English clateren, from Old English *clatrian.]

clatterer clat'ter·er n.
clattery clat'ter·y adj.

verb

To make or cause to make a succession of short, sharp sounds: brattle, chatter, clack, rattle. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)

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The verb clatter has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make a rattling sound
  Synonyms: clack, brattle

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skramlen, snakken, larm
v. intr. - rasle, skramle, snakke løs
v. tr. - skramle med

Nederlands (Dutch)
gekletter, gebabbel, kletteren, babbelen

Français (French)
n. - cliquetis, fracas
v. intr. - cliqueter, s'entrechoquer, rouler avec fracas (un véhicule)
v. tr. - entrechoquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - scheppern
n. - Geklapper, Geklirr

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κροτώ, κροταλίζω, (καθομ.) χτυπώ, κοπανάω
n. - κρότος (πιατικών κ.λπ.), ορυμαγδός, πατιρντί

Italiano (Italian)
far fracasso, strepito

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer barulho, conversar alto
n. - estrondo (m), algazarra (f)

Русский (Russian)
грохотать

Español (Spanish)
n. - estrépito, choque, triquitraque
v. intr. - hacer sonar con estrépito
v. tr. - chocar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slamra, skramla, rassla, prata
n. - slammer, oväsen, skrammel, rassel, prat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
卡搭声, 嘈杂的谈笑声, 哗啦声, 发出哗啦声, 喧闹的谈笑, 使卡搭卡搭的响

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 卡搭聲, 嘈雜的談笑聲, 嘩啦聲
v. intr. - 發出嘩啦聲, 喧鬧的談笑
v. tr. - 使卡搭卡搭的響

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 덜커덕거리는 소리, 소음, 떠들썩한 이야기 소리
v. intr. - 덜커덕 소리가 나다, 달려가다, 떠들썩하게 지껄이다
v. tr. - 덜커덕거리게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ガチャガチャいう音, 騒々しい声
v. - ガチャガチャ鳴る, ガチャガチャ鳴らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أحدث أصواتا (الاسم) ضجه, صوت مواد ترتطم ببعضها البعض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המולה, רעש, נקישות‬
v. intr. - ‮קשקש, הקיש‬
v. tr. - ‮הרעיש, הקיש‬

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