To make a rattling sound; make repeated sharp, confused sounds, as when sonorous bodies strike or are struck rapidly together; rattle.To talk fast and idly; chatter; rattle with the tongue.To make a rattling noise with; cause to sound interruptedly by striking together, or with or against something: as, to clatter dishes or the tongs.To utter glibly and in a rattling manner; tattle; chatter.n. A rapid succession of sharp sounds; rattling, rapidly repeated, and confused noises.n. Idle gossip; tattle.n. A heap of loose boulders or broken rocks. Compare clutter.n. Noisy gabble or talk; confused din of many jabbering tongues.