[ UK /ɹˈætə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈɹætəɫ/ ]
VERB
  1. make short successive sounds
  2. shake and cause to make a rattling noise
NOUN
  1. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
  2. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
  3. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
    the death rattle
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How To Use rattle In A Sentence

  • You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival? Does George Lucas think the world will end in 2012?
  • The boa and the rattlesnake are homebodies that seldom travel more than a couple of miles in a lifetime.
  • Soon the seeds in the inflated seed cases of the yellow rattle will be hard and rattle at a brush.
  • She gave me a cheerful grin and rattled off her past employers, accompanied by a brief biodata, both seemingly satisfying.
  • A dear little announcerette rattled off expert intros to various gymnastic jingles, one of which featured dogs barking in the background.
  • He looked at the capable assistant with sincere eyes knowing that this would rattle him into some flustered explanation of his whereabouts.
  • Is that anger enough to overturn governments and rattle the founding idea of Europe? Times, Sunday Times
  • There was no rattle, as of seashells in a jar, and nothing came rolling on to the towel.
  • He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary.
  • Gil probably should have thought about that and realized that a street address with the word rattlesnake in it was most likely a bad omen—that things probably wouldn’t turn out well if they tried living there. Fatal Error
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