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rattle

('r/&/t/-/l )

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

Example:
The death rattle.

Synonym:
rale, rattling

source: wordnet30
a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.(noun)

source: webster1913

make short successive sounds(verb.perception)

source: wordnet30
shake and cause to make a rattling noise(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain.(verb)

source: webster1913

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