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# rattle

verb (rattle, rattles, rattled, rattling); noun (a rattle, rattles)

«rattle» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To rattle means to make a lot of short, knocking sounds by shaking, or to shake something so it does this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#m1)
2. A rattle is a baby's toy that makes a noise when shaken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#m2)
3. A rattle is also the sound itself, or the end of a rattlesnake's tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#m3)
4. To rattle someone means to make them nervous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#m4)
5. To rattle off means to say a list quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories a rattle is a sound effect (windows rattle in the wind) or a warning (a rattlesnake's rattle). In outdoor safety, hearing a rattle means back away slowly. Phrases: «rattle off», «get rattled», «rattle the door handle».

### Examples

- The windows rattled in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x1)
- The baby shook her rattle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x2)
- Something is rattling in the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x3)
- A rattlesnake shakes its tail to warn you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x4)
- Don't let the other team rattle you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x5)
- She rattled off her times tables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x6)
- The old car rattled down the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x7)
- The stage coach went rattling past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb; double t. Adjective: rattled (nervous). A rattlesnake's rattle is a warning sign — move away slowly and don't touch it.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Job it describes the noise of a spear that the mighty sea creature laughs at. In Nahum it describes the noise of the war chariots coming against Nineveh. In the primary lessons: In stories a rattle is a sound effect (windows rattle in the wind) or a warning (a rattlesnake's rattle). In outdoor safety, hearing a rattle means back away slowly. Phrases: «rattle off», «get rattled», «rattle the door handle».

### Examples

- Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin. (Writings JOB.41.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rattle/#x1)
- Hark! the whip, and hark! the rattling of the wheels; and prancing horses, and bounding chariots; (Prophets NAM.3.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rattle/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb; double t. Adjective: rattled (nervous). A rattlesnake's rattle is a warning sign — move away slowly and don't touch it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rattle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rattle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rattle.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rattle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rattle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rattle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rattle.html) on Mova free.