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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\ (r[a^]t"t'l), v. t.
     1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to
        rattle a chain.
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     2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
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              Sound but another [drum], and another shall
              As loud as thine rattle the welkin's ear. --Shak.
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     3. Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's
        judgment; to rattle a player in a game. [Colloq.]
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     4. To scold; to rail at. --L'Estrange.
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     To rattle off.
        (a) To tell glibly or noisily; as, to rattle off a story.
        (b) To rail at; to scold. ``She would sometimes rattle off
            her servants sharply.'' --Arbuthnot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\ (r[a^]t"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattled
     (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rattling (-tl[i^]ng).] [Akin to D.
     ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele a rattle, in
     hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. kradai`nein to swing, wave.
     Cf. Rail a bird.]
     1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,
        as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies
        shaken together; to clatter.
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              And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.
                                                    --Addison.
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              'T was but the wind,
              Or the car rattling o'er the stony street. --Byron.
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     2. To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as,
        we rattled along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.]
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     3. To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and
        idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on
        for an hour. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\, n.
     1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the
        rattle of a drum. --Prior.
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     2. Noisy, rapid talk.
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              All this ado about the golden age is but an empty
              rattle and frivolous conceit.         --Hakewill.
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     3. An instrument with which a rattling sound is made;
        especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.
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              The rattles of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea
              nearly enough resemble each other.    --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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              Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. --Pope.
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     4. A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
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              It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so
              much perspicuity, vivacity, and grace, should have
              been, whenever he took a part in conversation, an
              empty, noisy, blundering rattle.      --Macaulay.
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     5. A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [Obs.] --Heylin.
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     6. (Zo["o]l.) Any organ of an animal having a structure
        adapted to produce a rattling sound.
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     Note: The rattle of a rattlesnake is composed of the hardened
           terminal scales, loosened in succession, but not cast
           off, and so modified in form as to make a series of
           loose, hollow joints.
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     7. The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing
        through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; --
        chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is
        called the death rattle. See R[^a]le.
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     To spring a rattle, to cause it to sound.
  
     Yellow rattle (Bot.), a yellow-flowered herb ({Rhinanthus
        Crista-galli), the ripe seeds of which rattle in the
        inflated calyx.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\, v. t.
     1. To cause to make a ratting or clattering sound; as, to
        rattle a chain.
  
     2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.
  
              Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud
              as thine rattle the welkin's ear.     --Shak.
  
     3. Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's
        judgment; to rattle a player in a game. [Colloq.]
  
     4. To scold; to rail at. --L'Estrange.
  
     To rattle off.
        (a) To tell glibly or noisily; as, to rattle off a story.
        (b) To rail at; to scold. ``She would sometimes rattle off
            her servants sharply.'' --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\, n.
     1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the
        rattle of a drum. --Prior.
  
     2. Noisy, rapid talk.
  
              All this ado about the golden age is but an empty
              rattle and frivolous conceit.         --Hakewill.
  
     3. An instrument with which a ratting sound is made;
        especially, a child's toy that rattle when shaken.
  
              The rattles of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea
              nearly enough resemble each other.    --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
              Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. --Pope.
  
     4. A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
  
              It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so
              much perspicuity, vivacity, and grace, should have
              been, whenever he took a part in conversation, an
              empty, noisy, blundering rattle.      --Macaulay.
  
     5. A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [Obs.] --Heylin.
  
     6. (Zo["o]l.) Any organ of an animal having a structure
        adapted to produce a ratting sound.
  
     Note: The rattle of the rattlesnake is composed of the
           hardened terminal scales, loosened in succession, but
           not cast off, and so modified in form as to make a
           series of loose, hollow joints.
  
     7. The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing
        through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; --
        chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is
        called the death rattle. See R[^a]le.
  
     To spring a rattle, to cause it to sound.
  
     Yellow rattle (Bot.), a yellow-flowered herb ({Rhinanthus
        Crista-galli), the ripe seeds of which rattle in the
        inflated calyx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rattling.] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele
     a rattle, in hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. ? to swing,
     wave. Cf. Rail a bird.]
     1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,
        as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies
        shaken together; to clatter.
  
              And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.
                                                    --Addison.
  
              'T was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the
              stony street.                         --Byron.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rattle
       n 1: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with
            a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders);
            "the death rattle" [syn: rattling, rale]
       2: a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
       3: loosely connected horny sections at the end of a
          rattlesnake's tail
       v 1: make short successive sounds
       2: shake and cause to make a rattling noise

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     Αγγλικά vb.
     κουδουνίζω, κάνω μια σειρά από σύντομους δυνατούς ήχους όταν χτυπάω
  πάνω σε κάτι σκληρό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     n.
     1 ''Object that rattles.''
     2 # Any of various plants of the genera ''Rhinanthus'' and
  ''Pedicularis'', whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind. (from
  10th c.)
     3 # A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually
  containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en musical instruments) A musical instrument that makes a
  rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     5 # (lb en zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's
  tail which produce a rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     6 ''Rattling sound.''
     7 # (lb en onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as
  made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another. (from
  16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking
  or striking.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative informal) To scare, startle, unsettle,
  or unnerve.
     n.
     (lb en historical units of measure) (alt form en rottol nodot=a): a
  former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal
  to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     n.
     1 ''Object that rattles.''
     2 # Any of various plants of the genera ''Rhinanthus'' and
  ''Pedicularis'', whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind. (from
  10th c.)
     3 # A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually
  containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en musical instruments) A musical instrument that makes a
  rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     5 # (lb en zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's
  tail which produce a rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     6 ''Rattling sound.''
     7 # (lb en onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as
  made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another. (from
  16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking
  or striking.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative informal) To scare, startle, unsettle,
  or unnerve.
     n.
     (lb en historical units of measure) (alt form en rottol nodot=a): a
  former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal
  to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     n.
     1 ''Object that rattles.''
     2 # Any of various plants of the genera ''Rhinanthus'' and
  ''Pedicularis'', whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind. (from
  10th c.)
     3 # A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually
  containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en musical instruments) A musical instrument that makes a
  rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     5 # (lb en zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's
  tail which produce a rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     6 ''Rattling sound.''
     7 # (lb en onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as
  made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another. (from
  16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking
  or striking.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative informal) To scare, startle, unsettle,
  or unnerve.
     n.
     (lb en historical units of measure) (alt form en rottol nodot=a): a
  former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal
  to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     n.
     1 ''Object that rattles.''
     2 # Any of various plants of the genera ''Rhinanthus'' and
  ''Pedicularis'', whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind. (from
  10th c.)
     3 # A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually
  containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en musical instruments) A musical instrument that makes a
  rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     5 # (lb en zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's
  tail which produce a rattling sound. (from 17th c.)
     6 ''Rattling sound.''
     7 # (lb en onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as
  made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another. (from
  16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking
  or striking.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative informal) To scare, startle, unsettle,
  or unnerve.
     n.
     (lb en historical units of measure) (alt form en rottol nodot=a): a
  former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal
  to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     Englanti n.
     1 kalina, kolina, helinä
     2 helistin
     Englanti vb.
     1 kalistaa, helistää
     2 kalista, helistä
     3 ravistaa, säikäyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattle
     Engelska n.
     1 rassel, skaller, skrammel
     2 (tagg kat=leksaker kat2=musikinstrument språk=en) skallra
     Engelska vb.
     1 rassla, skallra
     2 skramla
     3 knattra, tjattra, snattra, prata snabbt och idelt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  rattle /ɹˈatəl/
  klik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Rattle /ɹˈatəl/
  الخرخاشة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  rattle //ˈɹæ.təl// /[ˈɹæ.tɫ̩]/ 
  1. кречетало
  a device that makes a rattling noise
  2. дрънкалка
  baby’s toy
  3. тропане, чукане
  sound

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  rattle //ˈɹæ.təl// /[ˈɹæ.tɫ̩]/ 
  1. тракам, тропам
  to create a sound by shaking
  2. дрънкам
  to make a clatter with a voice; to talk rapidly and idly