rattling
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verb (used without object)
1.
to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
2.
to move or go, especially rapidly, with such sounds: The car rattled along the highway.
3.
to talk rapidly; chatter: He rattled on for an hour about his ailments.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to rattle: He rattled the doorknob violently.
5.
to drive, send, bring, etc., especially rapidly, with rattling sounds: The wind rattled the metal can across the roadway.
6.
to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner: to rattle off a list of complaints.
7.
to disconcert or confuse (a person): A sudden noise rattled the speaker.
8.
Hunting. to stir up (a cover).
noun
9.
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
10.
an instrument contrived to make a rattling sound, especially a baby's toy filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken.
11.
the series of horny, interlocking elements at the end of the tail of a rattlesnake, with which it produces a rattling sound.
12.
a rattling sound in the throat, as the death rattle.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ratelen (v.), ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch ratelen, German rasseln); imitative
1250–1300; Middle English ratelen (v.), ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch ratelen, German rasseln); imitative
Synonyms
1. clatter, knock. 7. discompose. 9. clatter.
1. clatter, knock. 7. discompose. 9. clatter.
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Rattling
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling. Nautical.
to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down ).
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rattle1 (ˈrætəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by on) | |
| 1. | to make or cause to make a rapid succession of short sharp sounds, as of loose pellets colliding when shaken in a container |
| 2. | to shake or cause to shake with such a sound: the explosion rattled the windows |
| 3. | to send, move, drive, etc, with such a sound: the car rattled along the country road |
| 4. | to chatter idly; talk, esp at length: he rattled on about his work |
| 5. | (tr |
| 6. | informal (tr) to disconcert; make frightened or anxious |
| —n | |
| 7. | a rapid succession of short sharp sounds |
| 8. | an object, esp a baby's toy, filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken |
| 9. | a series of loosely connected horny segments on the tail of a rattlesnake, vibrated to produce a rattling sound |
| 10. | any of various European scrophulariaceous plants having a capsule in which the seeds rattle, such as Pedicularis palustris (red rattle) and Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle) |
| 11. | idle chatter |
| 12. | an idle chatterer |
| 13. | med another name for rale |
| [C14: from Middle Dutch ratelen; related to Middle High German razzen, of imitative origin] | |
| rattle2 (ˈrætəl) | |
| —vb (down) | |
| to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines | |
| [C18: back formation from rattling, variant of | |
| Rattle (ˈrætəl) | |
| —n | |
| Sir Simon. born 1955, British conductor. Principal conductor (1980--91) and music director (1991--98) of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002 | |
| rattling (ˈrætlɪŋ) | |
| —adv | |
| informal (intensifier qualifying something good, fine, pleasant, etc): a rattling good lunch | |
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Word Origin & History
rattle
early 14c., perhaps in O.E., but not recorded; if not, from M.Du. ratelen, probably of imitative origin (cf. Ger. rasseln "to rattle," Gk. kradao "I rattle"). Sense of "fluster" is first recorded 1869. The noun is first recorded c.1500, in ref. to the sound; as a child's toy, recorded from 1510s. Rattlesnake
is from 1620s; shortened form rattler is from 1827. Rattletrap is from 1766, originally a noun, "nicknacks, trifles, odds and ends;" adj. sense of "rickety" is recorded from 1834.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Both were accompanied by the rattling of regulatory sabres.
The rattling call of the belted kingfisher is often what attracts our attention to these handsome birds.
In effect, tail warming serves the squirrel in much the same way that rattling serves the rattlesnake, the researchers say.
The pens were rattling, and my father told me to go check them.
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