- rattle
- rat·tle
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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
