rattle

Definition of rattle in English English dictionary: To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking
I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.; To create a sound by shaking
Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.; To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve
The accident really rattled him.; a baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container; a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another
I wish they would fix the rattle under my dashboard.; {i} series of short fast knocking or tapping sounds; chatter, prattle, gossip; To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain; a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"; Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound; If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous. She refused to be rattled by his £3,000-a-day lawyer. = unnerve + rattled rat·tled He swore in Spanish, another indication that he was rattled; A rattle is a wooden instrument that people shake to make a loud knocking noise at football matches or tribal ceremonies; a babys toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container; shake and cause to make a rattling noise; loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"; An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken; loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail; To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter; To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise; A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer; shake and cause to make a rattling noise make short successive sounds; a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken; To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour; Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game; A rattle is a baby's toy with loose bits inside which make a noise when the baby shakes it; The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle; You can say that a bus, train or car rattles somewhere when it moves noisily from one place to another. The bus from Odense rattled into a dusty village called Pozo Almonte; make short successive sounds; {f} produce a series of fast knocking or tapping sounds; When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard. She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary Rattle is also a noun. There was a rattle of rifle-fire. + rattling rat·tling At that moment, there was a rattling at the door; A scolding; a sharp rebuke; To scold; to rail at; Noisy, rapid talk; A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum; To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles
rattle off: To list or recite quickly
When I suggested it, he promptly rattled off a dozen reasons that it wouldn't work.
rattle someone's cage: to demand attention; to nag, nudge, or remind
Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so it's time to rattle their cage.
rattle the bones: to play dice
rattle through: To do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily
rattle out: Produce a series of quick loud noises or words
rattle around: If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them. We don't want to move, but we're rattling around in our large house
rattle away: talk constantly, chatter; produce a series of fast knocking or tapping sounds
rattle down: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements
rattle off: If you rattle off something, you say it or do it very quickly and without much effort. Hendry, playing an afternoon match, rattled off a 6-1 win over the Englishman. = reel off
rattle off: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"
rattle on: talk constantly, chatter; continue to produce a series of fast knocking or tapping sounds
rattle snake: type of snake which has hard tail segments that create a rattling sound when shaken
rattle through: If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it. She rattled through a translation from Virgil's Aeneid
death rattle: The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person as he or she draws in or expels the final breaths in the moments before dying
And so this killer—loath to touch a living body—was helpless. He could only wait for an old man's death rattle.
death-rattle: Alternative spelling of death rattle
rattling: Present participle of to rattle
rattling: lively, quick (speech, pace)
yellow rattle: A flowering plant native to Eurasia, scientific name Rhinanthus minor
yellow-rattle: Alternative spelling of yellow rattle
death rattle: If you say that one thing is the death rattle of another, you mean that the first thing is a sign that very soon the second thing will come to an end. His rhetoric sounds like the death rattle of a fading leadership. A gurgling or rattling sound sometimes made in the throat of a dying person, caused by loss of the cough reflex and passage of the breath through accumulating mucus. a noise that sometimes comes from the throat or chest of someone who is dying
death rattle: rattling sound made by a dying person
rattled: thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
rattled: past of rattle
rattles: third-person singular of rattle
rattles: plural of rattle
rattling: a rattling good yarn/story/read a good exciting story
rattling: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
rattling: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
rattling: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
rattling: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
rattly: That rattles
water rattle: The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); so called from its preference for damp places near water