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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRattle
/ˈræt.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rapid succession of short, sharp sounds.
"The rattle of the train wheels on the tracks echoed through the night."
- 1
To make a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds.
"The wind rattled the windows during the storm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English ratlen, of imitative origin related to Middle Dutch ratelen and German rattern. Historically used to describe rapid, sharp, successive sounds, evolving to encompass both the physical percussion instrument (akin to the Portuguese 'matraca') and the verb describing rapid nervous agitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rattle" is said worldwide
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cliquetis
Transliteration: klee-keh-tee
"Le cliquetis des chaînes était assourdissant."
Rasseln
Transliteration: ra-seln
"Das Rasseln der Ketten war ohrenbetäubend."
scossa
Transliteration: skos-sa
"Il rumore della scossa era assordante."
sonido de cascabel
Transliteration: so-nee-do de kas-ka-bel
"El sonido de cascabel era ensordecedor."
ranger
Transliteration: ran-jer
"O ranger das correntes era ensurdecedor."
खड़खड़ाहट
Transliteration: khad-khadahat
"खड़खड़ाहट रात में गूंज रही थी।"
咔嗒声
Transliteration: kā tā shēng
"咔嗒声在夜里回荡。"
덜걱거림
Transliteration: deolgeokgeorim
"덜걱거림이 밤에 울려 퍼졌다."
ガタガタ音
Transliteration: gata gata on
"ガタガタ音が夜に響いた。"
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