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1.nounA sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another."I wish they would fix the rattle under my dashboard."
2.nounA baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
3.nounA device that makes a rattling sound such as put on an animal so its location can be heard.
4.nounA musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
5.nounNoisy, rapid talk.
6.nounTrivial chatter; gossip.
7.nounA noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
8.nounA scolding; a sharp rebuke.
9.nounAny organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound."The rattle of the rattlesnake is composed of the hardened terminal scales, loosened in succession, but not cast off, and modified in form so as to make a series of loose, hollow joints."
10.nounThe noise produced in the throat by air passing through mucus which the lungs struggle to clear.
11.nounThe noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel - sometimes occurs as a person nears death; death rattle.
12.nounAny plant of the genus Rhinanthus, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
13.verbTo create a rattling sound by shaking or striking."Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy."
14.verbTo scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
15.verbTo make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking."I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling."
16.verbTo assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.
17.verbTo scold; to rail at.
18.verbTo drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering."We rattled along for a couple of miles."
19.verbTo make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away."She rattled on for an hour."
20.nounA former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).