nattle

intransitive verb

nat·​tle

ˈnatᵊl

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal, England

: to make a usually slight rattling or tapping noise

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Rhymes for nattle

• battel
• battle
• brattle
• cattle
• chattel
• prattle
• rattle
• tattle
• striatal