Transcription
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- [rat-l]
- /ˈræt l/
- /ˈræt.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rat-l]
- /ˈræt l/
Definitions of rattle word
- verb without object rattle 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. 1
- verb without object rattle to move or go, especially rapidly, with such sounds: The car rattled along the highway. 1
- verb without object rattle to talk rapidly; chatter: He rattled on for an hour about his ailments. 1
- verb with object rattle to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down). 1
- noun rattle a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies. 1
- noun rattle an instrument contrived to make a rattling sound, especially a baby's toy filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken. 1
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Origin of rattle
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ratelen (v.), ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch ratelen, German rasseln); imitative
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Parts of speech for Rattle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rattle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rattle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rattle
verb rattle
- abash — to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
- arm-twisting — persuasion
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
noun rattle
- adder — In Europe and Asia, an adder is a small poisonous snake that has a black pattern on its back. In North America, a number of different poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are called adders.
- asp — the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
- cobra — A cobra is a kind of poisonous snake that can make the skin on the back of its neck into a hood.
- copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- drumroll — a roll on a drum.
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