Definition of rattles in English

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Noun Plural: rattles
rattle - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
		rattling, rale
		noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
		tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
		plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with
Verb rattles, rattling, rattled
rattle - make short successive sounds
		sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
		rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"
		rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw talk incessantly and tiresomely
		ruckle make a hoarse, rattling sound
		crepitate, crackle make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl"
rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise
		agitate, shake change the arrangement or position of

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rattle (Noun)
A sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
rattle (Noun)
A baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
rattle (Noun)
A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
rattle (Noun)
Noisy, rapid talk.
rattle (Noun)
A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
rattle (Noun)
A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
rattle (Noun)
Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.
rattle (Noun)
The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; death rattle .
rattle (Verb)
To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
rattle (Verb)
To cause something to make a rattling sound by hitting it.
rattle (Verb)
To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

rattle (v. i.)
To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.
rattle (v. i.)
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles.
rattle (v. i.)
To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour.
rattle (v. t.)
To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain.
rattle (v. t.)
To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
rattle (v. t.)
Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game.
rattle (v. t.)
To scold; to rail at.
rattle (n.)
A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.
rattle (n.)
Noisy, rapid talk.
rattle (n.)
An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.
rattle (n.)
A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
rattle (n.)
A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
rattle (n.)
Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.
rattle (n.)
The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le.

rattle
A baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
rattle
A wooden instrument that makes a loud knocking noise [used by people watching football games].

rattle
rat′l, v.i. to clatter: to move along rapidly, with a clattering noise: to speak eagerly and noisily.—v.t. to cause to make a clatter: to stun with noise: to speak rapidly: to scold loudly.—n. a sharp noise rapidly repeated, as the death-rattle: a clatter: loud empty talk: loud scolding: a toy or instrument for rattling: a brisk jabberer: an annual meadow herb: a lousewort.—adjs. Ratt′le-brained, -head′ed, -pat′ed, noisy: giddy: unsteady.—ns. Ratt′le-mouse, a bat; Ratt′lepate, a noisy chatterer; Ratt′ler, a loud, inconsiderate talker: (coll.) a stunning blow: (coll.) an impudent lie; Ratt′lesnake, a poisonous snake having a number of hard, bony rings loosely jointed at the end of the tail, which make a rattling noise; Ratt′lesnake-grass, an American grass; Ratt′lesnake-mas′ter, -root, an American plant reputed to cure the bite of a rattlesnake; Ratt′lesnake-weed, a hawk-weed of the United States; Ratt′le-trap, a rickety vehicle; Ratt′lewort, a plant of genus Crotalaria; Ratt′ling, a clattering: railing.—adj. making a rattle: smart, lively: (coll.) strikingly great. [A.S. hrætele, hratele, a plant—from the rattling of the seeds in the capsules; Ger. rasseln, Dut. ratelen, to rattle.]