clat·ter 
(kl
ăt
ər)
v. clat·tered, clat·ter·ing, clat·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; see gal- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
clatter·er n.
clatter·y adj.