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Synonyms for rattle

26 synonyms

verb

Most common

noise roar chatter clatter babble unnerve disconcert gabble

All synonyms

Verb

clatter, noise, roar, chatter, unnerve, babble, prattle, flutter, confuse, din, ramble, disconcert, gabble, prate, abash, discompose, clack, fluster, jabber, blab, blather, palaver, gossip, waffle, twaddle, cackle slang

Definitions

v. 1
To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.

Related words

Word family: rattler rattlebag rattlebox rattlebrain rattlebrained rattlebush rattlehead rattleheaded
Phrases: rattle on rattle off rattle can rattle about rattle around rattle someone's cage rattle someone's chain red rattle
Other spellings: rottle rottol

Forms

Past participle: rattled
e.g. rattled → clattered, noised, roared, chattered…

Example sentences

noise She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
roar The roar of their own cannons was extremely loud.
chatter She finds comfort in silence rather than chatter.
clatter The clatter of the horse's hooves soothed him.
babble She didn't pay attention to her husband's babble.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
rattle		rising
noise		steady
roar		rising
chatter		rising
clatter		rising
babble		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: din¹
4 letters: roar¹, blab¹
5 letters: noise¹, clack¹, prate, abash²
6 letters: gossip², waffle², ramble², babble², cackle², jabber, gabble
7 letters: confuse², chatter², flutter², clatter², prattle², blather², palaver, twaddle², unnerve², fluster²
10 letters: disconcert³, discompose

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abash² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: râler
Italiano: rantolare
Español: refunfuñar
Deutsch: röcheln