 rattle |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make short successive sounds | |
| Related terms: | go crepitate ruckle yack rattle_down rattle_down | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) | |
| Synonyms: | rattling rale | |
| Examples: | "the death rattle" |
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| Related terms: | noise crepitation_rale | |
| 3. | [ verb ] shake and cause to make a rattling noise | |
| Related terms: | shake | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken | |
| Related terms: | plaything | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (zoology) loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail | |
| Related terms: | tail rattlesnake | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ratley rathole ratel Radle Radley raddle rattail Radel |
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