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rattle
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rat·tle 1  (rtl)
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.]

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
Noun1.rattlerattle - 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
plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
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
Verb1.rattle - make short successive sounds
ruckle - make a hoarse, rattling sound
crackle, crepitate - make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
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"
rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw - talk incessantly and tiresomely
2.rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise
shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

rattle
verb 1. clatter, bang, jangle
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
rattle on prattle, rabbit (on) Brit. (informal) chatter, witter (informal) cackle, yak (away) (slang) gibber, jabber, gabble, blether, prate, run on, earbash Austral., N.Z. (slang)
rattle something off recite, list, run through, rehearse, reel off, spiel off (informal)
Translations

rattle [ˈrætl] ngolpeteo; [of train etc] → traqueteo;
(object) [of baby] → sonaja, sonajero: [of sports fan] → matraca
visonar, golpear; traquetear; [small objects] → castañetear
vthacer sonar agitando;
(col) (= disconcert); poner nervioso a
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
vicliqueter; [car, bus];
to rattle along → rouler en faisant un bruit de ferraille vtagiter (bruyamment);
(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
vt (shake noisily) → rütteln an +dat (fig) (unsettle) → nervös machen;
to rattle along (car, bus) → dahinrattern
rattle [ˈrætl] ntintinnio;
(louder) → rumore m di ferraglia (= object) [of baby] → sonaglino: [of sports fan] → raganella
vtagitare; far tintinnare;
(col) (= disconcert); sconcertare

rattle
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.ratelيُخَشْخِشтракам(za)rachotitklirreklappernκροταλίζωhacer sonar, hacer vibrarklirisema, kliristamaتق تق کردن؛ تلق تلق کردنhelistä, helistää(faire) cliqueterלִנקוֹש, לְהָקִישखड़खड़ानाbučno drmati, štropotaticsörög, zörög; zörgetmenggeretakkanglamra, skröltafar tintinnare/sbatacchiareがたがた鳴る덜컹대는[] 소리를 내다; 덜컹대는[] 소리를 내게 하다barškėti, barškintigrabēt; rībēt; grabinātberdetarrammelenskrangle, klirreszczękać, kołataćchocalhara zăngăni; a zgâlţâiгреметь; дребезжать(za)rachotiť, (za)rinčaťžvenketatizveckatislamra, rassla)ส่งเสียงรัวส่งเสียงรัวtıngırda(t)mak發出格格聲тріскотіти, торохтітиکھڑ کھڑاناlàm kêu lách cách
2 to move quickly The car was rattling along at top speed.beweeg, ryيتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَهдвижа се бързоuhánětfare afstedjagenκινούμαι ολοταχώςcorrer (a toda prisa)kihutamaتلق تلق کردنhurjastellaà toute vitesse passerלַנוּעखड़खड़ाते हुए चलनाbrzovégigzötyögngebutskröltasferragliare疾走する덜컹거리며 달리다dardėti[]rībētpecutrazenav gårde suseturkotaćrolar depressaa goniмчатьсяuháňaťdrvetikloparatiköra i rasande fartเคลื่อนไปอย่างรวดเร็วhızla ilerlemek迅速移動рухатися з гуркотомتیزی سے حرکت کرناdi chuyển nhanh
3 to upset and confuse (a person) Don't let him rattle you – he likes annoying people.vies maak, ontstelيُزْعِج، يُرْبِكсмущавамvyvést z konceptugøre nervøsaus der Fassung bringenαναστατώνω κπ.desconcertar, confundirhäirima, segadusse ajamaتضعیف روحیه کردن؛ گیج کردنhämmentääbouleverser qqnלְבַּרבֵּרधबरा देनाuzrujati, preplašitiidegesítmengesalkansetja út af laginuconfondere; innervosire混乱させる놀라게 하다dirginti, nervintiuztraukt; samulsinātmenghampakanin de war makengjøre usikker/nervøswyprowadzić z równowagiconfundira tul­bura/a bulversa (pe cineva)смутить; вывести из себяvyviesť z mieryvznemiritiuznemiritiirritera, göra nervösทำให้สับสนkeyfini kaçırmak, tedirgin etmek擾亂бентежити, хвилюватиکسی کو ناراض کرناlàm bối rối
n
1 a series of short, sharp noises the rattle of cups.gekletterجَلْجَلَه، طَقْطَقَهтропанеrachoceníklirrendas Klappernκροτάλισμα, κρότοςgolpeteo; tintineo; ruido metálicoklirinتلق تلقkilinäbruitנְקישָׁהखड़खड़ाहटštropotanjecsörgésbunyi gemeretakglamurrumore, tintinnioガタガタ덜컹거리는[] 소리barškėjimas, tarškesysgrabēšana; rībēšanabunyi berdetar-detargerammelklirring, skranglinggrzechot, szczęktinidozăngănitдребезжаниеhrmot, rachotžvenketzveketskrammel, slammer, skallrande, rasselเสียงรัวşıngırtı, tıngırtı格格聲гуркіт; деренчанняکھر کھڑاہٹtiếng kêu lách cách
2 a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort The baby waved its rattle.ratelخُشَيْخِشَه للأطْفالдрънкалкаřehtačkarangle; skraldedie Rasselκουδουνίστραsonajerokõristiجغجغهhelistincrécelleרַעֲשָןझुनझुना, बजने वाला खिलौनाzvečka, čegrtaljkacsörgőmainan bayihringlasonaglioがらがらおもちゃ딸랑이barškutis, tarškynėgrabulismainan bayirammelaarrangle, skranglegrzechotkaguizomorişcăпогремушка; трещоткаhrkálkaropotuljazvečkaskallraของเล่นเด็กที่เขย่ามีเสียงรัวçıngırak拔浪鼓дитяче брязкальцеبچے کا کھلونا جس سے کھڑ کھراہٹ کی آواز ہوتی ہےcái trống lắc của trẻ con
3 the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail. ratelأفْعى ذات أجْراس ، جُلَيْجِلَهрогови пръстени на опашката на гърмяща змияchřestidlorangledie Klapperκρόταλα στην ουρά κροταλίαcascabeleolõgistiزنگ در دم مار زنگیkalistinsonnettesטַבָּעוֹת הָעַכסָןसांप की पूंछ पर चक्राकर रेखाओं की समष्टिkoščati prstenovicsörgőekor ular derikhringla, halabrestursonagliがらがらへびの尾방울뱀 꼬리의 음향 기관barškalastarkšķis, grabulisekor ular orok-orokratelranglegrzechotkaguizoclo­po­ţelгремушкаštrkalkaroževinasta ropotuljakoščati krugovi repa zvečarkeskallraกระดิ่งçngıraklı yılanın çıngırağı響尾蛇尾部的響環кільця на хвості гримучої зміїایک قسم کے زہریلے سانپ کی دم سے نکلنے والی آوازvòng sừng ở rắn chuông
adj ˈrattling
fast; lively The car travelled at a rattling pace.vinnige, blitsigeسَريع، مُجَلْجِل، مُحْدِثٌ قَعْقَعَهживsvižnýhøjrasendγοργός, ζωηρόςvertiginoso, a gran velocidadpööraneخیلی تند؛ پرشتابhuima(grande) vitesseמָלֵא חָיִים, מָהִירतीव्र, तेजbrzo, snažnoerőteljescepatsnöggur, snarveloce速い빠른smarkusliels; lielisks; kolosālslajulevendigsvært rask; livlig, gøyaldziarskiapressadoalert; cu mare vitezăбыстрый, энергичныйsvižný, rezkýhiterbrzrasandeรวดเร็วhızlı快速的,活躍的,很好的швидкийتیز طرارnhanh; huyên náo,很
n ˈrattlesnake
a type of poisonous American snake with bony rings in its tail which rattle. ratelslangأفْعى ذات أجْراسгърмяща змияchřestýšklapperslangedie Klapperschlangeκροταλίαςserpiente de cascabellõgismaduمار زنگیkalkkarokäärmeserpent à sonnettesעַכסָןएक प्रकार का सांपčegrtušacsörgőkígyóular derikskröltormurserpente a sonagliがらがらへび방울뱀barškuolėklaburčūskaular orok-orokratelslangklapperslangegrzechotnikcascavelşarpe cu clopoţeiгремучая змеяštrkáčklopotačazvečarkaskallerormงูหางกระดิ่งçıngıraklı yılan響尾蛇гримуча зміяایک زہریلا امریکی سانپrắn chuông
rattle off
to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression The boy rattled off the poem.vinnig opsêيُلْقي خُطْبَةً بِسُرْعَهизстрелвамoddrmolitlire afherunterrasselnλέω στα γρήγορα και ανέκφρασταrecitar/decir de carretilla, decir a toda velocidad(maha) vuristamaبا شتاب و بی وقفه گفتن یا خواندنlasketelladébiter (à toute allure)לְדַקלֵםजल्दी-जल्दी दोहरना, बड़बड़ाना, टरटरानाsmušenoledarálmengucapkan dengan cepatþylja(dire in fretta)さっと読む빨리 말하다, 줄줄 외다atbarškinti, išpyškintinobērt (sakāmo)membebelopdreunenlire av seg, ramse oppwyklepaćrecitar à pressaa spune/a debita (pe nerăsuflate)отбарабанитьodmlieť, odrapotaťoddrdratiistrtljatirabblaพูดโพล่งออกมาçabuk çabuk söylemek急促地背誦відтарабанитиنہایت تیزی سے کوءی بات کہناnói liến thoắng
rattle through
to say or do (something) quickly The teacher rattled through his explanation so quickly that no-one could understand him.vinnig praatيقولُ بِسُرْعَهказвам бързоvysypat ze sebefare igennemherunterrasselnλέω, τελειώνω κτ. στα γρήγοραa toda prisa decirläbi vuristamaتند و بی وقفه حرف زدنkäydä vauhdilla läpidébiter (à toute allure)לְהַעֲבִיר בִמהִירוּתतेजी से पूरा करनाbrzo izgovoriti, „odverglati“elhadarmengatakan (mengerjakan) dengan cepatryðja út úr sér(dire/fare in fretta)ぺらぺら言う빨리 말하다, ...을 빨리 해치우다išdrožti, išpiltinobērt (sakāmo)membebelafraffelenrase gjennomprzeleciećdizer depressaa spu­ne/a debita (pe nerăsuflate)поспешно говорить/делатьvysypať zo sebaoddrdratipreletetirabbla igenomพูดหรือทำไปอย่างรวดเร็วalelâcele yapıp bitirmek急促地講或做торохтітиکوءی کام جلدی جلدی کرناlàm nhanh; vội

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