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verb · intransitive · rare

brattle

brattle · brattles · brattled · brattling

To rattle; to make a scampering noiseTo rattle; to make a scampering noise.

/ˈbɹætəl/

Meaning

1 senses

To rattle; to make a scampering noise.
make a rattling sound

Origin

Apparently imitative, probably under influence of break + rattle.

Apparently imitative, probably under influence of break + rattle.

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Forms

brattles, brattling, brattled, brattled

Base form	brattle · to brattle
3rd person singular	brattles
Present participle	brattling
Past simple	brattled
Past participle	brattled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	brattle
he, she, it	brattles

Past simpleLesson

all persons

brattled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have brattled
he, she, it	has brattled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will brattle

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

make a rattling sound:clatter clack

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

brassiere brat bratty bratwurst braveA2

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