rattlepate
rattlepate noun: a chatterbox; someone who talks a lot.
Noun
rattlepate (plural rattlepates)
- A chatterbox; someone who talks a lot.
- "The place seems suggestive of fancies to you?" we observed in reply to the rattlepate.1848, Charles Fenno Hoffman, "The Man in the Reservoir", Greatest Short Stories, Volume 1, P. F. Collier & Son (1915), page 124
- he is so quiet and reserved , and has that unlucky ironical way with him that people don't like; especially rattlepates like those1875, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Clever Woman of the Family
- Synonyms:
- rattlehead
Synonyms of rattlepate
Forms of rattlepate
| plural | rattlepates |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rattle-pate |
Origin of rattlepate
From rattle + pate.
Questions about rattlepate
- What does rattlepate mean?
- Rattlepate means a chatterbox; someone who talks a lot.
- What part of speech is rattlepate?
- Rattlepate is a noun.
- What is the plural of rattlepate?
- The plural of rattlepate is rattlepates.
Words near rattlepate in the dictionary
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