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Word: rattle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container
  • onomatopoeia a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another

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Verb:

  • intransitive To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
  • transitive ergative To create a sound by shaking.
  • transitive To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.

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