Definition of brattle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
noiseRare UK loud rattling noiseRare UK
- The brattle of the old train was deafening.
2.
soundRare UK clattering sound like scamperingRare UK
- The brattle of feet echoed in the hallway.
Verb
sound movementRare UK make a quick rattling noise, sometimes while moving quicklyRare UK
- The mice brattle across the attic floor at night.
Origin of brattle
Middle English, brastlen (to clatter)
Examples of brattle in a sentence
I was startled by the brattle of the falling pots. The brattle of dishes startled the cat. A sudden brattle interrupted the silence of the night. Loose shutters brattle against the window during the storm. His keys brattled in his pocket while he hurried.
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- French:cliquetis, cliqueter, ...
- German:Rattern, rasseln, ...
- Italian:sferragliamento, sferragliare, ...
- Spanish:estruendo, traquetear, ...
- Portuguese:estrondo, tilintar rapidamente, ...
- Chinese:嘎嘎声, 哗啦啦地响, ...
- Japanese:ガタガタ音, ガタガタ音を立てて動く, ...
- Arabic:طَرْقَعَة, خَرْخَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:רַעַשׁ, לְהַשְׁמִיעַ רִעְנוּן, ...
- Russian:дребезг, греметь, ...
- Ukrainian:гуркіт, гриміти, ...
- Hindi:खड़खड़ाहट, खड़खड़ाना, ...
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