berattle

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ rattle.

Verb

berattle (third-person singular simple present berattles, present participle berattling, simple past and past participle berattled)

1. (transitive) To rattle; rattle vigorously.
   • 2006, William Shakespeare, Ann Thompson, Neil Taylor, Hamlet - Page 468:

     These are now the fashion, and so berattle the common stages (so they call them) that many wearing rapiers are afraid of goose-quills and dare scarce come thither.

2. (transitive, rare) To cry down; abuse; run down.

Anagrams

• batteler, bralette