- clatter, rattle
- قَعْقَعَة \ clatter, rattle: repeated short, sharp noises: the rattle of machine gun fire; the rattle of cups and plate in the kitchen.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
clatter, rattle
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Clatter — Clat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clattering}.] [AS. cla?rung a rattle, akin to D. klateren to rattle. Cf. {Clack}.] 1. To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
clatter — [n] loud noise ballyhoo*, bluster, clack, clangor, hullabaloo*, pandemonium, racket, rattle, rumpus, shattering, smashing; concepts 181,189,595 clatter [v] crash; make racket bang, bluster, bump, clang, clank, clash, hurtle, noise, rattle, roar,… … New thesaurus
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
clatter — [klat′ər] vi. [ME clateren < OE * clatrian (akin to MDu klateren) < IE base * gal , to CALL, cry out] 1. to make, or move with, a rapid succession of loud, sharp noises; rattle 2. to chatter noisily vt. to cause to clatter n. [ME clater… … English World dictionary
rattle — rattle1 /rat l/, v., rattled, rattling, n. v.i. 1. to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames. 2. to move or go, esp. rapidly, with… … Universalium
rattle — 1. verb 1) hailstones rattled against the window Syn: clatter, patter; clink, clunk 2) he rattled some coins Syn: jingle, jangle, clink, tinkle 3) the bus rattled along … Thesaurus of popular words
rattle — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, Klaxon, abash, abate, addle, addle the wits, agitate, agreeable rattle, assault, attenuate, babble, babbler, ball up, battery, bear, bear upon, becloud, bedazzle, bedlam, befuddle, bells, bewilder,… … Moby Thesaurus
clatter — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, babble, babblement, bavardage, bedlam, bibble babble, bicker, blab, blabber, blah blah, blast, blather, blether, blethers, bobbery, brattle, brawl, brouhaha, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, charivari,… … Moby Thesaurus
rattle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clatter, chatter, clack; babble, prattle, gabble, jabber; fluster, befuddle, upset. See loudness, music, inattention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clatter, shaking, patter, noise, racket, rattling, din,… … English dictionary for students
clatter — clatterer, n. clatteringly, adv. clattery, adj. /klat euhr/, v.i. 1. to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind. 2. to move rapidly with such a sound … Universalium
