rattle

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

rattles

V_ing/Gerund

rattling

V_ed/pp

rattled

1.
(ergative, transitive)To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
to rattle a chain
Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.
2.
(figuratively, informal, transitive)(transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
3.
(intransitive)To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.
4.
(obsolete, transitive)To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
5.
(obsolete, transitive)To scold; to rail at.
6.
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
We rattled along for a couple of miles.
7.
To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
She rattled on for an hour.
8.
(UK, slang)To experience withdrawal from drugs.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

rattles

1.
Object that rattles.
2.
Rattling sound.
3.
(alt of, alternative, historical)(historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).

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pound

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unrattledrerattledeath rattle; death-rattlerattle aroundrattle canrattle-freerattler rattlesnakerattle offrattle onrattle someone's cagerattletrap,rattle trapsabre-rattlingrattle aboutrattle a saberrattle a sabrerattle one's hocksrattle one's saberrattle one's sabrerattle sabres

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English ratelen, of origin; perhaps borrowed from Middle Dutch ratelen or of native origin related to hratele, hrætele (a plant known for its rustling or rattling sound), ultimately imitative. The noun (c. 1500) is from the verb.