clat ‧ ter /ˈklætə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: clatrian ]
1 . [intransitive] if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise:
The tray slipped and clattered to the floor.
2 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and noisily:
children clattering up and down the stairs
—clatter noun [singular, uncountable] :
the clatter of dishes