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rattle noun

  /ˈɹæ.təl/ , [ˈɹæ.tɫ̩]
  • A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]
 rammelaar
  • Rattling sound.
 gerammel, geratel
  • (now, rare) Noisy, rapid talk; babble. [from 17th c.]
 geratel
  • (musical instruments) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound. [from 17th c.]
  • A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
 ratel
  • A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer. [from 17th c.]
 ratelaar

rattle verb

  /ˈɹæ.təl/ , [ˈɹæ.tɫ̩]
  • (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
  • (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
  • To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
 ratelen
  • (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
 alarmeren, verontrusten
  • To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
 rammelen, ratelen

rattling

geratel
yellow rattle
kleine ratelaar
death-rattle
gereutel
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