ratel — meaning in English

English meaning

• clapper noun The part inside a bell that swings and strikes it to make it ring.
• rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.

Senses

ratel is used for these senses in English:

• clapper A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.

clapper — full definition

1. noun The part inside a bell that swings and strikes it to make it ring.
2. noun The hinged board on a clapperboard, used at the start of a film take to sync sound and picture.
3. noun Someone who claps or applauds.

rattle — full definition

1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
2. verb To unsettle or unnerve someone, making them lose composure.
3. noun A baby's toy that makes a shaking noise, or any object that produces that kind of noise.
4. noun A rapid series of short, sharp sounds.

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