rat·tle 1 (r t l)v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles v.intr. 1. a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds. b. To move with such sounds: A train rattled along the track. 2. To talk rapidly and at length, usually without much thought: rattled on about this and that. v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick succession of short percussive sounds: rattled the dishes in the kitchen. 2. To utter or perform rapidly or effortlessly: rattled off a list of complaints. 3. Informal To fluster; unnerve: The accident rattled me. See Synonyms at embarrass. n. 1. A rapid succession of short percussive sounds. 2. A device, such as a baby's toy, that produces short percussive sounds. 3. A rattling sound in the throat caused by obstructed breathing, especially near the time of death. 4. The series of horny structures at the end of a rattlesnake's tail. 5. Loud or rapid talk; chatter. [Middle English ratelen, perhaps from Middle Dutch, probably of imitative origin.] |
| rat·tle 2 (rtl) tr.v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles To secure ratlines to (shrouds). [Back-formation from rattling, ratline, variant of ratline.] |
rattle
Verb
[-tling, -tled]
1. to make a rapid succession of short sharp sounds, such as when loose pellets are shaken in a container
2. to send, move, or drive with such a sound: rain rattled against the window
3. to shake briskly causing sharp sounds
4. Informal to frighten or confuse
5. rattle off or out to recite perfunctorily or rapidly
6. rattle on or away to talk quickly and at length about something unimportant
7. rattle through to do (something) very quickly: she rattled through a translation
Noun
1. a rapid succession of short sharp sounds
2. a baby's toy filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken [Middle Dutch ratelen]
rattly adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rattle - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"crepitation rale - the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. | rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken | |
| 3. | rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail rattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | |
| Verb | 1. | rattle - make short successive sounds ruckle - make a hoarse, rattling sound rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" |
| 2. | rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise |
rattle
verb 3. (Informal) fluster, shake, upset, frighten, scare, disturb, disconcert, perturb, faze, discomfit, discountenance, put (someone) off his stride, discompose, put (someone) out of countenance
Translations
rattle [ˈrætl] n [of door, window] → battement m [of coins, chain]; cliquetis m [of train, engine]; bruit m de ferraille [for baby]; hochet m [of sports fan]; crécelle f
vi → cliqueter; [car, bus];
(inf) (= disconcert); décontenancer: (= annoy); embêter
rattle [ˈrætl] n (of door, window, snake) → Klappern nt;
(of train, car etc) → Rattern nt;
(of chain) → Rasseln nt;
(toy) → Rassel f
vi (chains) → rasseln;
(windows) → klappern;
(bottles) → klirren
to rattle along (car, bus) → dahinrattern
v rattle [rӕtl]
1 to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows. ratel يُخَشْخِش тракам (za)rachotit klirre klappern κροταλίζω hacer sonar, hacer vibrar klirisema, kliristama تق تق کردن؛ تلق تلق کردن helistä, helistää (faire) cliqueter לִנקוֹש, לְהָקִיש खड़खड़ाना bučno drmati, štropotati csörög, zörög; zörget menggeretakkan glamra, skrölta far tintinnare/sbatacchiare がたがた鳴る 덜컹대는[] 소리를 내다; 덜컹대는[] 소리를 내게 하다 barškėti, barškinti grabēt; rībēt; grabināt berdetar rammelen skrangle, klirre szczękać, kołatać chocalhar a zăngăni; a zgâlţâi греметь; дребезжать (za)rachotiť, (za)rinčať žvenketati zveckati slamra, rassla) ส่งเสียงรัวส่งเสียงรัว tıngırda(t)mak 發出格格聲 тріскотіти, торохтіти کھڑ کھڑانا làm kêu lách cách 发出格格声
2 to move quickly The car was rattling along at top speed. beweeg, ry يتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَه движа се бързо uhánět fare afsted jagen κινούμαι ολοταχώς correr (a toda prisa) kihutama تلق تلق کردن hurjastella à toute vitesse passer לַנוּע खड़खड़ाते हुए चलना brzo végigzötyög ngebut skrölta sferragliare 疾走する 덜컹거리며 달리다 dardėti []rībēt pecut razen av gårde suse turkotać rolar depressa a goni мчаться uháňať drveti kloparati köra i rasande fart เคลื่อนไปอย่างรวดเร็ว hızla ilerlemek 迅速移動 рухатися з гуркотом تیزی سے حرکت کرنا di chuyển nhanh 迅速移动
3 to upset and confuse (a person) Don't let him rattle you – he likes annoying people. vies maak, ontstel يُزْعِج، يُرْبِك смущавам vyvést z konceptu gøre nervøs aus der Fassung bringen αναστατώνω κπ. desconcertar, confundir häirima, segadusse ajama تضعیف روحیه کردن؛ گیج کردن hämmentää bouleverser qqn לְבַּרבֵּר धबरा देना uzrujati, preplašiti idegesít mengesalkan setja út af laginu confondere; innervosire 混乱させる 놀라게 하다 dirginti, nervinti uztraukt; samulsināt menghampakan in de war maken gjøre usikker/nervøs wyprowadzić z równowagi confundir a tulbura/a bulversa (pe cineva) смутить; вывести из себя vyviesť z miery vznemiriti uznemiriti irritera, göra nervös ทำให้สับสน keyfini kaçırmak, tedirgin etmek 擾亂 бентежити, хвилювати کسی کو ناراض کرنا làm bối rối 扰乱
n
1 a series of short, sharp noises the rattle of cups. gekletter جَلْجَلَه، طَقْطَقَه тропане rachocení klirren das Klappern κροτάλισμα, κρότος golpeteo; tintineo; ruido metálico klirin تلق تلق kilinä bruit נְקישָׁה खड़खड़ाहट štropotanje csörgés bunyi gemeretak glamur rumore, tintinnio ガタガタ 덜컹거리는[] 소리 barškėjimas, tarškesys grabēšana; rībēšana bunyi berdetar-detar gerammel klirring, skrangling grzechot, szczęk tinido zăngănit дребезжание hrmot, rachot žvenket zveket skrammel, slammer, skallrande, rassel เสียงรัว şıngırtı, tıngırtı 格格聲 гуркіт; деренчання کھر کھڑاہٹ tiếng kêu lách cách 格格声
2 a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort The baby waved its rattle. ratel خُشَيْخِشَه للأطْفال дрънкалка řehtačka rangle; skralde die Rassel κουδουνίστρα sonajero kõristi جغجغه helistin crécelle רַעֲשָן झुनझुना, बजने वाला खिलौना zvečka, čegrtaljka csörgő mainan bayi hringla sonaglio がらがらおもちゃ 딸랑이 barškutis, tarškynė grabulis mainan bayi rammelaar rangle, skrangle grzechotka guizo morişcă погремушка; трещотка hrkálka ropotulja zvečka skallra ของเล่นเด็กที่เขย่ามีเสียงรัว çıngırak 拔浪鼓 дитяче брязкальце بچے کا کھلونا جس سے کھڑ کھراہٹ کی آواز ہوتی ہے cái trống lắc của trẻ con 拔浪鼓
3 the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail. ratel أفْعى ذات أجْراس ، جُلَيْجِلَه рогови пръстени на опашката на гърмяща змия chřestidlo rangle die Klapper κρόταλα στην ουρά κροταλία cascabeleo lõgisti زنگ در دم مار زنگی kalistin sonnettes טַבָּעוֹת הָעַכסָן सांप की पूंछ पर चक्राकर रेखाओं की समष्टि koščati prstenovi csörgő ekor ular derik hringla, halabrestur sonagli がらがらへびの尾 방울뱀 꼬리의 음향 기관 barškalas tarkšķis, grabulis ekor ular orok-orok ratel rangle grzechotka guizo clopoţel гремушка štrkalka roževinasta ropotulja koščati krugovi repa zvečarke skallra กระดิ่ง çngıraklı yılanın çıngırağı 響尾蛇尾部的響環 кільця на хвості гримучої змії ایک قسم کے زہریلے سانپ کی دم سے نکلنے والی آواز vòng sừng ở rắn chuông 响尾蛇尾部的响环
adj rattling
fast; lively The car travelled at a rattling pace. vinnige, blitsige سَريع، مُجَلْجِل، مُحْدِثٌ قَعْقَعَه жив svižný høj rasend γοργός, ζωηρός vertiginoso, a gran velocidad pöörane خیلی تند؛ پرشتاب huima (grande) vitesse מָלֵא חָיִים, מָהִיר तीव्र, तेज brzo, snažno erőteljes cepat snöggur, snar veloce 速い 빠른 smarkus liels; lielisks; kolosāls laju levendig svært rask; livlig, gøyal dziarski apressado alert; cu mare viteză быстрый, энергичный svižný, rezký hiter brz rasande รวดเร็ว hızlı 快速的，活躍的，很好的 швидкий تیز طرار nhanh; huyên náo 快速的，活跃的，很好的
n rattlesnake
a type of poisonous American snake with bony rings in its tail which rattle. ratelslang أفْعى ذات أجْراس гърмяща змия chřestýš klapperslange die Klapperschlange κροταλίας serpiente de cascabel lõgismadu مار زنگی kalkkarokäärme serpent à sonnettes עַכסָן एक प्रकार का सांप čegrtuša csörgőkígyó ular derik skröltormur serpente a sonagli がらがらへび 방울뱀 barškuolė klaburčūska ular orok-orok ratelslang klapperslange grzechotnik cascavel şarpe cu clopoţei гремучая змея štrkáč klopotača zvečarka skallerorm งูหางกระดิ่ง çıngıraklı yılan 響尾蛇 гримуча змія ایک زہریلا امریکی سانپ rắn chuông 响尾蛇
rattle off
to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression The boy rattled off the poem. vinnig opsê يُلْقي خُطْبَةً بِسُرْعَه изстрелвам oddrmolit lire af herunterrasseln λέω στα γρήγορα και ανέκφραστα recitar/decir de carretilla, a toda velocidad decir (maha) vuristama با شتاب و بی وقفه گفتن یا خواندن lasketella débiter (à toute allure) לְדַקלֵם जल्दी-जल्दी दोहरना, बड़बड़ाना, टरटराना smušeno ledarál mengucapkan dengan cepat þylja (in fretta dire) さっと読む 빨리 말하다, 줄줄 외다 atbarškinti, išpyškinti nobērt (sakāmo) membebel opdreunen lire av seg, ramse opp wyklepać recitar à pressa a spune/a debita (pe nerăsuflate) отбарабанить odmlieť, odrapotať oddrdrati istrtljati rabbla พูดโพล่งออกมา çabuk çabuk söylemek 急促地背誦 відтарабанити نہایت تیزی سے کوءی بات کہنا nói liến thoắng 急促地背诵
rattle through
to say or do (something) quickly The teacher rattled through his explanation so quickly that no-one could understand him. vinnig praat يقولُ بِسُرْعَه казвам бързо vysypat ze sebe fare igennem herunterrasseln λέω, τελειώνω κτ. στα γρήγορα decir a toda prisa läbi vuristama تند و بی وقفه حرف زدن käydä vauhdilla läpi débiter (à toute allure) לְהַעֲבִיר בִמהִירוּת तेजी से पूरा करना brzo izgovoriti, „odverglati“ elhadar mengatakan (mengerjakan) dengan cepat ryðja út úr sér (dire/fare in fretta) ぺらぺら言う 빨리 말하다, ...을 빨리 해치우다 išdrožti, išpilti nobērt (sakāmo) membebel afraffelen rase gjennom przelecieć dizer depressa a spune/a debita (pe nerăsuflate) поспешно говорить/делать vysypať zo seba oddrdrati preleteti rabbla igenom พูดหรือทำไปอย่างรวดเร็ว alelâcele yapıp bitirmek 急促地講或做 торохтіти کوءی کام جلدی جلدی کرنا làm nhanh; vội 急促地讲或做
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