rattle

Nouns

(n) a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- the death rattle
rale, rattling,
(n) a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
(n) loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

Verbs

(v) make short successive sounds
(v) shake and cause to make a rattling noise

Synonyms

rale rattling

See also

rattle down rattle off roll off spiel off reel off rattle on yack yack away yap away jaw

Words of close approximity

ratty

rattan ratter Rattus

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