verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To rattle; to make a scampering noise. intransitive

   "Him too I hate, the same as I hate these brainless budding trees, these brattling birds."

2. 2
   make a rattling sound wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

chatterclackclatterclatterracketrattle

Example

More examples

"Him too I hate, the same as I hate these brainless budding trees, these brattling birds."

Etymology

Apparently imitative, probably under influence of break + rattle.

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