1. a loud rattling sound made by hard objects hitting each other

1. to make a loud rattling sound
2. to move noisily

Examples

• The dishes fell with a loud clatter.
• Pots and pans clattered in the kitchen.
• The horse’s hooves clattered on the cobblestones.
• She heard the clatter of typewriter keys.
• The children clattered down the wooden stairs.
• Tools clattered to the floor when he dropped the box.
• The clatter from the construction site was deafening.