rattle

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. rat·tle¹ (rătʹl)v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tlesv. intr.
1.
a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds.
b. To move with such sounds:
A train rattled along the track.
2. To talk rapidly and at length, usually without much thought:
rattled on about this and that.v. tr.
1. To cause to make a quick succession of short percussive sounds:
rattled the dishes in the kitchen.
2. To utter or perform rapidly or effortlessly:
rattled off a list of complaints.
3. Informal. To fluster; unnerve:
The accident rattled me.
See Synonyms at embarrass.n.
1. A rapid succession of short percussive sounds.
2. A device, such as a baby's toy, that produces short percussive sounds.
3. A rattling sound in the throat caused by obstructed breathing, especially near the time of death.
4. The series of horny structures at the end of a rattlesnake's tail.
5. Loud or rapid talk; chatter. [Middle English ratelen, perhaps from Middle Dutch, probably of imitative origin.] II. rat·tle² (rătʹl)tr.v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles
To secure ratlines to (shrouds). [Back-formation from rattling, ratline, variant of ratline.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rattling, rale