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rattle
1[rat-l]
verb (used without object)
to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions.
The windows rattled in their frames.
to move or go, especially rapidly, with such sounds.
The car rattled along the highway.
to talk rapidly; chatter.
He rattled on for an hour about his ailments.
verb (used with object)
to cause to rattle.
He rattled the doorknob violently.
to drive, send, bring, etc., especially rapidly, with rattling sounds.
The wind rattled the metal can across the roadway.
to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner.
to rattle off a list of complaints.
to disconcert or confuse (a person).
A sudden noise rattled the speaker.
Synonyms: discomposeHunting., to stir up (a cover).
noun
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
Synonyms: clatteran instrument contrived to make a rattling sound, especially a baby's toy filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken.
the series of horny, interlocking elements at the end of the tail of a rattlesnake, with which it produces a rattling sound.
a rattling sound in the throat, as the death rattle.
rattle
2[rat-l]
verb (used with object)
to furnish with ratlines (usually followed bydown ).
rattle
1/ ˈrætəl /
verb
to make or cause to make a rapid succession of short sharp sounds, as of loose pellets colliding when shaken in a container
to shake or cause to shake with such a sound
the explosion rattled the windows
to send, move, drive, etc, with such a sound
the car rattled along the country road
to chatter idly; talk, esp at length
he rattled on about his work
(tr; foll by off, out etc) to recite perfunctorily or rapidly
informal, (tr) to disconcert; make frightened or anxious
noun
a rapid succession of short sharp sounds
an object, esp a baby's toy, filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken
a series of loosely connected horny segments on the tail of a rattlesnake, vibrated to produce a rattling sound
any of various European scrophulariaceous plants having a capsule in which the seeds rattle, such as Pedicularis palustris ( red rattle ) and Rhinanthus minor ( yellow rattle )
idle chatter
an idle chatterer
med another name for rale
Rattle
2/ ˈrætəl /
noun
Sir Simon . born 1955, English conductor. Principal conductor (1980–91) and music director (1991–98) of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002
rattle
3/ ˈrætəl /
verb
to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines
Word History and Origins
Origin of rattle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rattle1
Origin of rattle2
Example Sentences
A local governor described scenes of panic as tremors rattled his province.
He said the government shutdown, trade issues, and policy uncertainty have not rattled it recently.
The Federal Protective Service detained an elderly man “after he asked the agents if he could just come up to the gate and rattle it so the antifa instigators would leave him and others alone.”
Rune looked increasingly rattled as he failed to assert control, and despite hitting two aces in the tiebreak, ultimately conceded the second set.
If the U.S. pushes ahead with distributing a wider rebate for U.S. households, that would also likely rattle investors.
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