Rattle

//ˈɹæ.təl//

Synonyms for "rattle" (363 found)

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Strong matches (109)

Related words (181)

hubbub hue and cry hullabaloo hurtle hustle idiophone idle chatterer impede jab jabber jabberer jam jangle jar jaw jay jiggle jingle jog joggle

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jolt jostle jounce klaxon lay low list loud noise lyra magpie maraca marimba maze metallophone mist mitigate mix up moider moulin a paroles muddle natter noise noise and shouting noisemaker nonplus nudge offend orchestral bells outcry palaver pandemonium patter patterer percussion percussion instrument percussions percussive perplex perturb piffle pile drive poke pother pour forth prate prater prattle prattler press prod punch push put off put out racket raise hell ram ram down ramble ramble on rattle around rattle on rattlebones rattlebox rattletybang rattling recite reduce reel off rhubarb roar rock row ruckle ruckus ruction ruffle rumble rumpus run run against run on run through sap shake shake up shatter shindy shivaree shiver shock shoulder shove shudder siren sizzler snapper snappers soften up speed spout spout off stagger steam whistle stir stress stupefy surprise take the edge off talk talk away talk nonsense talk on tam-tam tamp throw into confusion thrust thunder thunderclap ticktack tinkle tintamarre tintinnabula tittle tattle tittle-tattle tonitruone triangle trouble tubular bells tumult twaddle twattle twiddle twitter unbrace undermine unman unnerve unsettle unstrengthen unstring uproar upset utter vapor vibes vibraphone vibrate waffle weaken whistle whizgig whizzer windbag windjammer word-slinger xylophone yak yakkety-yak

Noun(3 words)

motormouth rale rattling

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

8 entries

agitate go noise plaything shake sound tail toy

Synonyms

1 entries

clatter

Related terms

5 entries

clapper clatter jingle rumble ruttle

derived

66 entries

Scotsman's rattle antirattle berattle death rattle death-rattle gourd rattle in the rattle rattle a saber rattle a sabre rattle about rattle around rattle can rattle off rattle on

Showing 16 of 66 words.

form of

1 entries

rottol

has context

3 entries

historical units of measure zoology

is a

4 entries

noise percussion instrument plaything tail

manner of

2 entries

shake sound

part of

1 entries

rattlesnake

related to

46 entries

animal babies babies cage baby baby toy cage clapper clatter club death rattle dry equal for baby former hollow jabberer

Showing 16 of 46 words.

Translations

304 translations across 48 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

ratel noun (sound)
ratel noun (baby’s toy)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

κρόταλον noun (musical instrument)
κρότος noun (sound)

Arabic

3 entries

خُشْخِيشَة noun (baby’s toy)
شُخْلِيلَة noun (baby’s toy)
قَعْقَعَ verb (to make a rattling noise)

Armenian

2 entries

չխկչխկան noun (baby’s toy)
չխկչխկալ verb (to create a sound by shaking)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

şaxşax noun (baby’s toy)

Belarusian

1 entries

бразготка noun (baby’s toy)

Bulgarian

4 entries

дрънкалка noun (baby’s toy)
кречетало noun (a device that makes a rattling noise)
тропане noun (sound)
чукане noun (sound)

Catalan

3 entries

sacsejador noun (musical instrument)
sonall noun (baby’s toy)
trepidar verb (to create a sound by shaking)

Cebuano

1 entries

ratol verb (to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve)

Chamicuro

1 entries

tsekolo noun (baby’s toy)

Cheyenne

1 entries

šé'šeno noun (a device that makes a rattling noise)

Chinese

1 entries

lêng noun (a device that makes a rattling noise)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

手搖鈴 /手摇铃 noun (baby’s toy)

Czech

2 entries

chrastítko noun (baby’s toy)
řinčet verb (to make a rattling noise)

Danish

2 entries

rangle noun (baby’s toy)
rasle noun (baby’s toy)

Dutch

4 entries

gerammel noun (sound)
geratel noun (sound)
geratel noun (noisy, rapid talk)
rammelaar noun (baby’s toy)

Esperanto

2 entries

kraktinti verb (to make a rattling noise)
kraktintigi verb (to create a sound by shaking)

Finnish

4 entries

helinä noun (sound)
helistin noun (baby’s toy)
helistin noun (musical instrument)
jäkättäjä noun (noisy, senseless talker)

French

4 entries

bruit noun (sound)
cliquetis noun (sound)
crépitement noun (sound)
hochet noun (baby’s toy)

Galician

4 entries

axóuxere noun (baby’s toy)
ruxe ruxe noun (sound)
abrouxar verb (to make a clatter with a voice; to talk rapidly and idly)
bourear verb (to make a clatter with a voice; to talk rapidly and idly)

German

4 entries

Geklapper noun (sound)
Gerassel noun (sound)
Klapper noun (baby’s toy)
Klappern noun (sound)

Greek

1 entries

κουδουνίστρα noun (baby’s toy)

Hebrew

1 entries

רעשן noun (baby’s toy)

Hindi

1 entries

झुनझुना noun (baby’s toy)

Hungarian

4 entries

babacsörgő noun (baby’s toy)
csörgés noun (sound)
csörgő noun (baby’s toy)
fecsegés noun (noisy, rapid talk)

Icelandic

1 entries

hringla noun (baby’s toy)

Ido

1 entries

resonigar verb (to create a sound by shaking)

Irish

2 entries

gligín noun (baby’s toy)
gliogar noun (sound)

Italian

2 entries

sonaglio noun (baby’s toy)
sferragliare verb (to make a rattling noise)

Japanese

2 entries

ガタガタ音 noun (sound)
ガラガラ noun (baby’s toy)

Korean

1 entries

딸랑이 noun (baby’s toy)

Latin

4 entries

crepitus noun (sound)
crepundia noun (baby’s toy)
increpatio noun (scolding, sharp rebuke)
crepō verb (to create a sound by shaking)

Māori

4 entries

hue rarā noun (musical instrument)
kākara noun (baby’s toy)
kākara noun (a device that makes a rattling noise)
ngēngē noun (sound made in the throat whilst breathing when mucus is not fully cleared)

Navajo

1 entries

aghááł noun (musical instrument)

Norwegian

3 entries

rangle noun (baby’s toy)
rasle noun (baby’s toy)
skrangle noun (baby’s toy)

Occitan

4 entries

rangolar verb (to make a rattling noise in the chest whilst breathing)
raufelar verb (to make a rattling noise in the chest whilst breathing)
retopegar verb (to scold; to rail at)
ronar verb (to scold; to rail at)

Polish

4 entries

charczenie noun (sound made in the throat whilst breathing when mucus is not fully cleared)
gruchawka noun (musical instrument)
grzechotanie noun (sound)
grzechotka noun (baby’s toy)

Portuguese

4 entries

balbúrdia noun (noisy, rapid talk)
bronca noun (scolding, sharp rebuke)
cascavel noun (zoology: organ that produces a rattling sound)
chocalhada noun (sound)

Russian

4 entries

болтовня́ noun (noisy, rapid talk)
болту́н noun (noisy, senseless talker)
болту́нья noun (noisy, senseless talker)
гро́хот noun (sound)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

hròpac noun (sound)
klopòtac noun (sound)
klȅpēt noun (sound)
klȍpōt noun (sound)

Slovak

1 entries

hrkálka noun (baby’s toy)

Spanish

4 entries

cascabel noun (baby’s toy)
matraca noun (sound)
sonaja noun (baby’s toy)
sonajero noun (baby’s toy)

Swahili

1 entries

kayamba noun (sound)

Swedish

4 entries

rassel noun (sound)
skallra noun (baby’s toy)
skallra noun (musical instrument)
göra nervös verb (to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve)

Tagalog

1 entries

pakalog noun (baby’s toy)

Ukrainian

2 entries

бря́зкало noun (baby’s toy)
бря́зкальце noun (baby’s toy)

Vietnamese

4 entries

lách cách noun (sound)
lạch cạch noun (sound)
rung lách cách verb (to create a sound by shaking)
rung lạch cạch verb (to create a sound by shaking)

Welsh

1 entries

cribell noun (Rhinanthus)

Sample sentences

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When you talk of the devil you will hear his bones rattle.

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The baby was shaking the rattle.

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The earthquake caused the house to rattle.

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Flies high the cow and low the cattle, a twister does the farmyard rattle.

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Rattle

Synonyms for "rattle" (363 found)

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Strong matches (109)

Related words (181)

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Greek

Hebrew

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