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brat·tle

 (brăt′l) Scots
n.
1. A rattling or clattering sound.
2. A movement that produces such a sound.
intr.v. brat·tled, brat·tling, brat·tles
To make a rattling or clattering sound, especially by rushing or scampering.
[Imitative .]
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brattle

(ˈbrætəl)
n
a rattling or clattering sound
vb (intr)
to make a rattling or clattering sound
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brat•tle

(ˈbræt l)

n., v. -tled, -tling. n.
1. a clattering noise.
v.i.
2. to scamper noisily.
[1495–1505; imit; compare rattle]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.brattle - make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"
clack, clatter
make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
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brattle

verb
To make or cause to make a succession of short, sharp sounds:
chatter, clack, clatter, rattle.
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