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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of rattle
"Sam shook his head, trying to get the image to go away. His mind was still rattling around in chaos trying to put this into some sort of meaningful context, but all he could do was wish that he would pass out and that his kneecaps would stop jumping with adrenaline."
Which definitions of rattle best fits the passage? Thanks so much.
1 [intransitive, transitive] rattle (something) to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against something hard; to make something do thisEvery time a bus went past, the windows rattled.He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.
2 [intransitive] + adverb/preposition (of a vehicle) to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhereA convoy of trucks rattled by.
3 [transitive] rattle somebody to make somebody nervous or frightened
Synonym
unnerveHe was clearly rattled by the question.
Which definitions of rattle best fits the passage? Thanks so much.
1 [intransitive, transitive] rattle (something) to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against something hard; to make something do thisEvery time a bus went past, the windows rattled.He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.
2 [intransitive] + adverb/preposition (of a vehicle) to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhereA convoy of trucks rattled by.
3 [transitive] rattle somebody to make somebody nervous or frightened
Synonym
unnerveHe was clearly rattled by the question.
Top answer
The third definition is most likely.
- The third definition is most likely.
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