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rat·tle
 rattle
- pronunciation:
- rae
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- rattle off
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rattled, rattles, rattling |
| definition 1: |
to make a series of hard, short knocking sounds.
The motor rattles.- similar words:
- chatter, clatter
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| definition 2: |
to move with such sounds, esp. with a shaking motion.
The buggy rattled along.- similar words:
- clank
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| definition 3: |
to speak rapidly without attention, focus, or intensity; chatter; prattle.
He rattled on and on about this and that.- similar words:
- chatter
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| related words: |
clank, racket, ramble, shiver, talk |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to rattle, esp. by shaking.
The prisoner rattled the bars of the cell.- similar words:
- clatter, rock
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| definition 2: |
to shake the confidence of; confuse by disturbing.
The hecklers rattled the speaker.- similar words:
- jangle, ruffle
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| related words: |
agitate, befuddle, clank, fluster, fuss, jiggle, nonplus, perplex, rock, upset |
| phrase: |
rattle off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a series of hard, short knocking sounds.
a rattle in the car's suspension- similar words:
- clatter
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| definition 2: |
a noise-making toy containing loose pieces that collide when shaken.
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| definition 3: |
a structure at the end of a rattlesnake's tail that produces a rattling sound.
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| definition 4: |
a rattling sound in the throat caused by constriction, which may occur just before death.
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| related words: |
chatter, clank |
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