rasseln — meaning in English

English meaning

• rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
• rattling adjective Lively and brisk, especially of speech or pace.

Senses

rasseln is used for these senses in English:

• rattle Rattling sound.
• rattle (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
• rattle (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
• rattling rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)

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.

rattling — full definition

1. adjective Lively and brisk, especially of speech or pace.
2. adjective Old-fashioned informal word for excellent or splendid.
3. noun A rapid series of clattering sounds.

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