单词 | rattle-note |
释义 | > as lemmasrattle-note rattle-note n. a rapid quavering sound produced by a bird, esp. a tuneless churring; (also) spec. the warning cry of the mistle thrush. ΚΠ 1851 G. Meredith Love in Valley v Lone on the fir-branch, his rattle-note unvaried,..spins the brown eve-jar. 1927 Times 6 Jan. 6/2 It does tally with that of the missel thrush, including the ‘rattle’ note, heard very much at this time of year. 2007 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Feb. 32 The song thrushes were the stars..producing streams of rattle notes that had the intensity of gunfire. < as lemmas |
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