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- pronunciation:
- rae
t
 l
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- rattle off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rattles, rattling, rattled |
| definition 1: |
to make a series of hard, short, knocking sounds.
The windows rattled during the storm.- similar words:
- chatter, clatter
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| definition 2: |
to speak quickly, without thought or serious purpose.
He rattled on about the game long after it was over.- similar words:
- chatter
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| definition 3: |
to cause to rattle by shaking.
The prisoner rattled the bars of the prison cell.- similar words:
- rock
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| definition 4: |
to confuse or upset.
The lawyer's rapid questions rattled the witness.- similar words:
- jangle, ruffle
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| related words: |
agitate, clank, fluster, ramble, shiver, upset |
adverb + (v.)rattle
hard, loud
(v.)rattle
+ adverb
along, around, bit, gently, inside, off, overhead, past, softly
(v.)rattle
+ noun
antler,
bag,
bait,
bead,
blind,
bone,
bottle,
box,
brain,
branch,
brush,
buck,
cabin,
cabinet,
cage,
counter,
cup,
deer,
dice,
dish,
doorknob,
frame,
gate,
glass,
gravel,
handle,
horn,
ice,
iron,
kitchen,
knob,
leaf,
list,
lock,
lure,
nerve,
pan,
pane,
pot,
rim,
roll,
roof,
saucer,
shelf,
shutter,
skeleton,
skull,
spoon,
statistics,
steel,
stone,
stop,
string,
sword,
throat,
tin,
tray,
wheel,
window
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| phrase: |
rattle off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a series of hard, short knocking sounds.
The rattle of windows awakened me.- similar words:
- clatter
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| definition 2: |
a baby's toy that makes a rattling noise when shaken.
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| related words: |
clank |
adjective + (n.)rattle
faint, loud
verb + (n.)rattle
hear, listen, shake, sound
(n.)rattle
+ verb
bait, roll
noun + (n.)rattle
baby, battle, death, door, gourd, rattlesnake, shake, sound, squeak, toy
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