ratel

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine, masculine) ratchet, rattle
2. (feminine, masculine) ratchet (tool or mechanism)
3. (feminine, masculine) socket wrench
4. (feminine, masculine) rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of ratelen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of ratelen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of ratelen:

ratelen

1. (intransitive) to rattle
2. (intransitive) to talk incessantly

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Concepts

rattle

ratchet

tattler

telltale

clack

ratel

clapper

🎬

honey badger

pawl

chatterbox

Synonyms

babbelaar

kletskous

klapper

🎬

rammelaar

kwebbel

honingdas

Translations

Knarre

Ratsche

crécelle

babillard

bavard

matraca

matraca

Plappermaul

kuðu’nistra

cascavell

Honigdachs

Schwätzer

ratel

cliquet

Rassel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈraː.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ratele

In summary

From Middle Dutch ratele.