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Verb
/ˈratl/,
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rattled, past participle; rattles, 3rd person singular present; rattling, present participle; rattled, past tense;
  1. Make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds, typically as a result of being shaken and striking repeatedly against a hard surface or object
    • - there was a sound of bottles rattling as he stacked the crates
  2. Cause (something) to make such sounds
    • - he rattled some change in his pocket
  3. (of a vehicle or its driver or passengers) Move or travel somewhere while making such sounds
    • - trains rattled past at frequent intervals
  4. Be in or occupy (an unnecessarily or undesirably spacious room or building)

  5. Cause (someone) to feel nervous, worried, or irritated
    • - she turned quickly, rattled by his presence
Noun
  1. A rapid succession of short, sharp, hard sounds
    • - the rattle of teacups on the tray
  2. A gurgling sound in the throat of a dying person

  3. A thing used to make a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, in particular

  4. A baby's toy consisting of a container filled with small pellets that makes a noise when shaken

  5. The set of horny rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail, shaken with a dry buzzing sound as a warning

  1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
  2. make short successive sounds
  3. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
  4. shake and cause to make a rattling noise
  5. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
  6. (rattled) flustered: thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
  7. (rattling) fantastic: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
  8. (rattling) very: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
  9. RATTLE is an award-winning poetry magazine based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1994, the magazine is published by the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation . ...
  10. A rattle is a percussion instrument. It consists of a hollow body filled with small uniform solid objects, like sand or nuts. Rhythmical shaking of this instrument produces repetitive, rather dry timbre noises. ...
  11. (Rattled) Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is the debut album by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys and was recorded and released in 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim.
  12. (The Rattles) The Rattles were a rock band from Germany. Their biggest selling record was their 1968 recorded song, "The Witch", which sold over one million copies globally.
  13. a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another; a baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container; (ergative) To create a sound by shaking; To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve; To cause something to ...
  14. (rattling) rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another); This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}; lively, quick (speech, pace)
  15. (Rattled) When someone is embarrassed or angry. A term hardly unique to Canada.
  16. (Rattles) Another of the Tough Customers, with Slink, but not from across town. Unlike Slink, though, Rattles appears in the first season of the program.
  17. (Rattles) Glass or metal noisemakers added to lures in order to help bass find the lure easier.
  18. (Rattles) Small metal balls used on inside of lures to create sound.
  19. (RATTLING) suffering withdrawal effects.
  20. (Rattling (Rattle)) Rattling is a process by where a hunter takes two opposing sides of antlers (one left and one right side) and meshes them together so as to produce a noise similar to that generated when two male deer fight. ...
  21. That combination of properties such as stiffness, density etc. which is responsible for noise when the sheet is shaken or flexed.
  22. sound produced by shaking a sheet of paper indicating its hardness.
  23. A sound exemplified by shaking a steel can full of steel nuts and bolts.
  24. The magazine of Theta Chi Fraternity, published by Theta Chi Funds for Leadership and Education, Inc., two times each year.