CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MADAM RIDES THE BUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of ‘rattle’?
A
The to move fast
B
To make a rapid succession of short sharp noises
C
To become slow as there is an obstacle in the way
D
You make fun of someone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. to make or cause to make a rapid succession of short sharp sounds, as of loose pellets colliding when shaken in a container. 2. to shake or cause to shake with such a sound. the explosion rattled the windows.

Detailed explanation-2: -rattle verb (SOUND) to (cause something to) make a noise like a series of knocks: The explosion rattled the cups on the table. The dying man’s voice rattled in his throat. [ + adv/prep ] The car rattled over the cobblestones. My car engine is making a strange rattling noise.

Detailed explanation-3: -verb (used without object), rat·tled, rat·tling. to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames. to move or go, especially rapidly, with such sounds: The car rattled along the highway.

Detailed explanation-4: -1[intransitive, transitive] rattle (something) to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against something hard; to make something do this Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.

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