"rattle" in the noun sense
1. rattle, rattling, rale
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders
"the death rattle"
2. rattle
a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
3. rattle
loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
"rattle" in the verb sense
1. rattle
make short successive sounds
2. rattle
shake and cause to make a rattling noise
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