Past tense of rattle
regular verb
The past tense of rattle is rattled. The past participle is also rattled.
Forms of rattle
| Base form (V1) | rattle /ˈɹæ.təl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rattled |
| Past participle (V3) | rattled |
| Present participle | rattling |
| Third person singular | rattles |
Rattled in a sentence
- It was a deflating end to the drama for the hosts and they appeared ruffled, with Bolton going close to a leveller when Johan Elmander rattled the bar with a header from Matt Taylor’s cross.2011 February 5, Michael Kevin Darling, “Tottenham 2 - 1 Bolton”, in BBC
- “But if you haven’t dropped a parcel over the race,” I said, “why are you looking so rattled?”1923 May 17, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “(please specify the page)”, in The Inimitable Jeeves, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
- When I suggested it, he promptly rattled off a dozen reasons that it wouldn't work.From the entry rattle off
- The children rattled through their prayers and hopped into bed.From the entry rattle through
- Bruhat rattled off a head-spinning 29 correctly spelled words in 90 seconds, including heautophany, nachschläge and puszta.2024 May 30, Aimee Ortiz and Alexandra E. Petri, “From 74th Place to Spelling Champion: One Boy’s Journey to Win the Scripps Bee”, in The…. From the entry correctly
Meaning of rattle
- verb To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
- verb To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
- verb To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
Questions about the past tense of rattle
- What is the past tense of rattle?
- The past tense of rattle is rattled.
- What is the past participle of rattle?
- The past participle of rattle is rattled.
- Is rattle a regular or irregular verb?
- Rattle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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