Rattle
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English
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Noun
rattle
- (onomatopoeia) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another
- I wish they would fix the rattle under my dashboard.
- a baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container
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Transitive verb
rattle
- to create a sound by shaking
- Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.
- to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve
- The accident really rattled him.
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Intransitive verb
- to make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking
- I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.
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Translations
- French: s'entrechoquer
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