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rattle

/ˈɹæ.təl/noun, verb2 syllables

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

Synonyms for rattle2

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

rattling, rale

What does rattle mean?5

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”

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rattle?3

two syllables

battlecattle

three syllables

seattle
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Rattle in a sentence

  • Flies high the cow and low the cattle, a twister does the farmyard rattle.Hans_Adler
  • When you talk of the devil you will hear his bones rattle.meidan
  • The baby is putting the rattle in its mouth.Lepotdeterre
  • The baby had a rattle in his hand.CK
  • Rattlesnakes have a rattle at the ends of their tails.bitchoftheseus
  • A death rattle marked the end of his suffering.ddnktr
  • The difference between this guy and a rattlesnake is the rattle.tieguy
  • I received a rattle as a gift for Purim.Joseph

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rattle

as a noun

plural
rattles

as a verb

past tense
rattled
present participle
rattling
third-person singular
rattles
past participle
rattled