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Rattle meaning

What does “rattle” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“rattle” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).

rattle

noun

  1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

    “the death rattle”

    Synonymsrattlingrale

  2. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken

  3. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

verb

  1. make short successive sounds

  2. shake and cause to make a rattling noise

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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