rattle
1[ rat-l ]
/ ˈræt l /
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verb (used without object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
noun
SYNONYMS FOR rattle
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Origin of rattle
11250–1300; Middle English ratelen (v.), ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch ratelen,German rasseln); imitative
Definition for rattle (2 of 2)
rattle2
[ rat-l ]
/ ˈræt l /
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling.Nautical.
to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down).
Origin of rattle
21720–30; back formation from ratlingratline (taken as verbal noun)
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British Dictionary definitions for rattle (1 of 3)
rattle1
/ (ˈrætəl) /
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
/ (ˈrætəl) /
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
/ (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
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