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rattle
1[ rat-l ]
/ ËrĂŠt l /
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Definition of rattle
verb (used without object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR rattle
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Origin of rattle
1First recorded in 1300â50; Middle English verb rat(t)elen, ratlen, cognate with Dutch ratelen, German rasseln ); of imitative origin
Words nearby rattle
ratteen, ratter, rat terrier, Rattigan, rattish, rattle, rattlebox, rattlebrain, rattlebrained, rattle-bush, rattlehead
Other definitions for rattle (2 of 2)
rattle2
[ rat-l ]
/ ËrĂŠt l /
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling.Nautical.
to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down).
Origin of rattle
2First recorded in 1720â30; back formation from ratlingratline (taken as verbal noun)
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British Dictionary definitions for rattle (1 of 3)
rattle1
/ (ËrĂŠtÉl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for rattle
C14: from Middle Dutch ratelen; related to Middle High German razzen, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for rattle (2 of 3)
rattle2
/ (ËrĂŠtÉl) /
verb
(tr often foll by down) to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines
Word Origin for rattle
C18: back formation from rattling, variant of ratline
British Dictionary definitions for rattle (3 of 3)
Rattle
/ (ËrĂŠtÉl) /
noun
Sir Simon . born 1955, English conductor. Principal conductor (1980â91) and music director (1991â98) of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002
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