Definizione monolingua

rattle

rattle (third-person singular simple present rattles, present participle rattling, simple past and past participle rattled)

1. (transitive) (ergative) To create a sound by shaking.

   Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.

2. (transitive) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.

   The accident really rattled him.

3. (transitive) To cause something to make a rattling sound by hitting it.
   • 2011 February 5, Michael Kevin Darling, “Tottenham 2 - 1 Bolton”, BBC:

     It was a deflating end to the drama for the hosts and they appeared ruffled, with Bolton going close to a leveller when Johan Elmander rattled the bar with a header from Matt Taylors cross.

4. (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

   I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.

rattle (plural rattles)

1. (onomatopoeia) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another

   I wish they would fix the rattle under my dashboard.

2. a babys toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container

Definizione dizionario rattle

tremare

agitare

crepitare

fracasso

rabbrividire

raganella

rumoreggiare

sferragliare

stridere

tintinnare

Altri significati:

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

(transitive) To cause something to make a rattling sound by hitting it.

a baby's toy

to create a sound by shaking

(intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

(transitive) (ergative) To create a sound by shaking.

to make a rattling noise

(transitive) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.

(onomatopoeia) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another