rattle
1
[ rat-l ]
/ ˈræt l /
verb (used without object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
noun
Origin of rattle
1
1250–1300; Middle English
ratelen (v.),
ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch
ratelen, German
rasseln); imitative
SYNONYMS FOR rattle
Words nearby rattle
rattan,
ratteen,
ratter,
rattigan,
rattish,
rattle,
rattle off,
rattle-bush,
rattlebox,
rattlebrain,
rattlebrained
Definition for rattle (2 of 2)
rattle
2
[ rat-l ]
/ ˈræt l /
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling. Nautical.
to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down).
Origin of rattle
2
1720–30; back formation from
ratling
ratline (taken as verbal noun)
Example sentences from the Web for rattle
British Dictionary definitions for rattle (1 of 3)
rattle
1
/ (ˈrætəl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for rattle
C14: from Middle Dutch
ratelen; related to Middle High German
razzen, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for rattle (2 of 3)
rattle
2
/ (ˈrætəl) /
verb
(tr often foll by down)
to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines
Word Origin for rattle
C18: back formation from
rattling, variant of
ratline
British Dictionary definitions for rattle (3 of 3)
Rattle
/ (ˈrætəl) /
noun
Sir Simon . born 1955, English 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