brattle
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of brattle
1495–1505; imit; see rattle 1
Example Sentences
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Crickets and night toads, the brattle of a dog, laundry billowing on a line against the night breeze.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Farewell, volcanic din, Olympian brattle, The bursting bomb, the thousand-throated cheer Tartarean roar, the volleyed rifle rattle, The rocket's lightning line of fire and fear.
From Soldier Songs and Love Songs by Laidlaw, A. H. (Alexander Hamilton)
The delusion is complete, when, on a mild evening, the tree-toads open their brittle- brattle chorus on the edge of the pond.
From The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3 by Warner, Charles Dudley
Listening, the doors an’ winnocks rattle, I thought me on the ourie cattle, Or silly sheep, wha bide this brattle O’ winter war, And through the drift, deep-lairing sprattle Beneath a scar.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
A correspondent from Newcastle writes advocating the recognition of the word brattle as descriptive of thunder.
From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by Sargeaunt, John
True Thomas played upon his harp, That birled and brattled to his hand, And the next least word True Thomas made, It garred the King take horse and brand.
From Verses 1889-1896 by Kipling, Rudyard
Him too I hate, the same as I hate these brainless budding trees, these brattling birds.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
The storm continued with unabated fury: the red lightning played around him, the brattling thunder stunned him, and the pelting rain poured down upon his head.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
These words were followed by another clang, louder and more brattling than the first.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
The noise of the riven beam was like the brattling of thunder.
From The Coming of Cuculain by O'Grady, Standish
When beasts and birds cowered with affright From brattling winds that, roving free, Moaned in the woods of Dowielee.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
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