rattle
31rattle — verb 1》 make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds. ↘move or travel with a knocking sound: trains rattled past. 2》 informal make nervous, worried, or irritated. 3》 (rattle about/around in) be in or occupy (an… …
32rattle — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, Klaxon, abash, abate, addle, addle the wits, agitate, agreeable rattle, assault, attenuate, babble, babbler, ball up, battery, bear, bear upon, becloud, bedazzle, bedlam, befuddle, bells, bewilder,… …
33rattle — rat•tle [[t]ˈræt l[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to make a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds: The doors rattled in the storm[/ex] 2) to move noisily: The car rattled along the back roads[/ex] 3) to chatter: rattling on about his ailments[/ex]… …
34rattle — See body rattle death rattle diesel rattle …
35rattle — 1. noun a) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another I wish they would fix the rattle under my dashboard. b) a babys toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow… …
36rattle — [14] Rattle probably existed in Old English, but in the absence of any direct evidence, it is usually suggested that the word was borrowed from Middle Low German rattelen, a relative of German rasseln ‘rattle’. Whatever its ultimate source, it no …
37rattle on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms rattle on : present tense I/you/we/they rattle on he/she/it rattles on present participle rattling on past tense rattled on past participle rattled on informal to talk quickly and for a long time …
38rattle up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rattle up : present tense I/you/we/they rattle up he/she/it rattles up present participle rattling up past tense rattled up past participle rattled up British informal to score a particular amount very quickly …
39rattle — [ˈræt(ə)l] verb I 1) [I/T] to make short sharp knocking sounds, or to move or shake things so that they make these sounds The house shook and the windows rattled.[/ex] She rattled her keys impatiently.[/ex] 2) [T] informal to make someone feel… …
40rattle — [14] Rattle probably existed in Old English, but in the absence of any direct evidence, it is usually suggested that the word was borrowed from Middle Low German rattelen, a relative of German rasseln ‘rattle’. Whatever its ultimate source, it no …
