rattle

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rat·tle [rattle rattles rattled rattling] verb, noun BrE [ˈrætl] NAmE [ˈrætl]
verb (informal)
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against sth hard; to make sth do this
•Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled.
•He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.
2. intransitive + adv./prep. (of a vehicle)to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhere
•A convoy of trucks rattled by.
3. transitive ~ sb to make sb nervous or frightened
Syn: ↑unnerve
•He was clearly rattled by the question.
see also ↑sabre-rattling
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: related to Middle Dutch and Low German ratelen, of imitative origin.

Example Bank:
•A convoy of trucks rattled past.
•Are you all right? You look a bit rattled.
•She stood there, rattling the collecting tin.
Idiom: ↑rattle somebody's cage
Derived: ↑rattle around ▪ ↑rattle around something ▪ ↑rattle on ▪ ↑rattle something off
 
noun
1. (also rat·tling)usually singular a series of short loud sounds made when hard objects hit against each other
•the rattle of gunfire
•From the kitchen came a rattling of cups and saucers.
see also ↑death rattle
2. a baby's toy that makes a series of short loud sounds when it is shaken
3. (BrE)a wooden object that is held in one hand and makes a series of short loud sounds when you spin it round, used, for example, by people watching a sports game

Word Origin:
Middle English: related to Middle Dutch and Low German ratelen, of imitative origin.
 
See also: ↑rattling

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rattling, rale