berattle en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + rattle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To rattle; rattle vigorously.
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.
2006, William Shakespeare, Ann Thompson, Neil Taylor, Hamlet - Page 468:
- (rare, transitive) To cry down; abuse; run down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| berattling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berattles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| berattled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berattled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |