āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Rattle
01
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸
a percussion instrument that produces sound when shaken, typically consisting of a container filled with small objects or beads
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The traditional Native American dance featured dancers holding rattles, their movements in sync with the beat.
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1.1
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§, āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž
a toy for babies that makes a noise once shaken
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the infant shook the rattle, it produced a cheerful sound that made everyone smile.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
a distinct and repetitive sound characterized by rapid and sharp vibrations, often caused by objects shaking or moving loosely
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old bicycle had a persistent rattle whenever it hit a bump.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĨ¤
03
a series of loosely joined keratinous segments at the tip of a rattlesnake's tail
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Each new segment adds to the rattlesnake 's rattle as it grows.
to rattle
01
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a rapid succession of short, sharp noises, typically by shaking or striking something
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The loose screws in the old chair caused it to rattle whenever someone sat on it.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make something produce a series of quick, sharp sounds by shaking or moving it
Transitive: to rattle sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The truck drove by, rattling the loose pieces of metal on the fence.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
