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brat⋅tle

[brat-l] noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
–noun
1. a clattering noise.
–verb (used without object)
2. to scamper noisily.

Origin:
1495–1505; imit; see rattle 1
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brat·tle   (brāt'l)   
n.  
  1. A rattling or clattering sound.

  2. A movement that produces such a sound.

intr.v.   brat·tled, brat·tling, brat·tles
To make a rattling or clattering sound, especially by rushing or scampering.

[Imitative .]
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