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rattle

/ rattle /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

tail

Has parts:

rattlesnake rattler

noun Sense 2

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

Type of:

plaything toy

noun Sense 3

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

"the death rattle"

Type of:

noise

Kinds of:

crepitation rale

verb Sense 4

shake and cause to make a rattling noise

Type of:

shake agitate

Derived:

rattlesnake rattler rattling rale

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 5

make short successive sounds

Type of:

sound go

Kinds of:

ruckle crepitate crackle

Derived:

rattling rale

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