rattle

rattle
01. The windows [rattled] in the strong winds.
02. The earthquake started gradually, with the [rattling] of the dishes in the cupboard.
03. The train [rattled] by as we sat on the bridge.
04. The monkey grabbed the bars of his cage, and [rattled] them.
05. Every time the baby shakes his new [rattle], he bursts out laughing at the noise it makes.
06. The players were obviously [rattled] by the quick goal scored against them, and took time to settle down.
07. He got hit so hard in the football game that his teeth [rattled].
08. The monkey was screaming and [rattling] the bars of his cage.
09. The native dancers were shaking wooden [rattles] in rhythm with the drums.
10. The baby began to cry when he dropped his [rattle] from his stroller.
11. This snake has a [rattle] on its tail, which it shakes to warn other animals that it is about to strike.
12. During a performance before royalty, Beatle John Lennon joked, "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you [rattle] your jewelry."
13. According to a Serbian proverb, when coins [rattle], philosophers are silent.
14. The first known item made from aluminum was a [rattle], made for Napoleon III in the 1850s.
15. Windows [rattled], and things fell off shelves in a number of houses when the jet flew low overhead.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • RATTLE — is an award winning poetry magazine based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1994, the magazine is published by the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation [ [http://fcfox.org/] Web page titled Media Projects at the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation… …   Wikipedia

  • Rattle — Rat tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy, rapid talk. [1913 Webster] All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit. Hakewill. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rattle — may mean:* Rattle (percussion) * RATTLE magazine, an American poetry journal * Bird scaring rattle, a Slovene device used to drive birds off vineyards and a folk instrument * Football rattle, a noisy version of the ratchet for showing approval,… …   Wikipedia

  • Rattle — Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. t. 1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. [1913 Webster] Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud as thine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rattle — rattle1 [rat′ l] vi. rattled, rattling [ME ratelen, prob. of WGmc echoic orig., akin to Ger rasseln] 1. to make a series of sharp, short sounds in quick succession 2. to go or move with such sounds [a wagon rattling over the stones] 3. to talk… …   English World dictionary

  • rattle — [v1] bang, jiggle bicker, bounce, clack, clatter, drum, jangle, jar, jolt, jounce, knock, shake, shatter, sound, vibrate; concepts 65,152 rattle [v2] talk aimlessly, endlessly babble, cackle, chat, chatter, clack, gab, gabble, gush, jabber, jaw,… …   New thesaurus

  • rattle — ► VERB 1) make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking or clinking sounds. 2) move or travel while making such sounds. 3) (rattle about/around in) be in or occupy (too large a space). 4) informal make nervous, worried, or… …   English terms dictionary

  • rattle up — ˌrattle ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rattle up he/she/it rattles up present participle rattling up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rattle — Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rattled} ( t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rattling} ( tl[i^]ng).] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele a rattle, in hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. kradai nein to swing, wave. Cf. {Rail} a bird.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rattle —   [rætl], Sir (seit 1994) Simon, britischer Dirigent, * Liverpool 19. 1. 1955; 1977 80 Chefassistent des BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra sowie des Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, 1980 Chefdirigent und 1991 98 Musikdirektor des City of… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • rattle — index confuse (bewilder), discompose, perplex Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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