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brattle

brat·tle
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brat-l]
    • /ˈbræt l/
    • /ˈbræ.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brat-l]
    • /ˈbræt l/

Definitions of brattle word

  • noun brattle a rattling or clattering sound 3
  • verb brattle to make a rattling or clattering sound 3
  • noun brattle rattle or clatter 3
  • noun brattle a clattering noise. 1
  • verb without object brattle to scamper noisily. 1
  • verb brattle To rattle; to make a scampering noise. 0

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Origin of brattle

First appearance:

before 1495
One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; imit; see rattle1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brattle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brattle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

brattle usage trend in Literature

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