Definition of rattle

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Rattle (v. i.) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter..

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Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
Rattle-headed :: Rattle-headed (a.) Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..
Thunder :: Thunder (n.) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously..
Cackler :: Cackler (n.) One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler..
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods..
Water Rattle :: Water rattle () Alt. of Water rattle.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) 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..
Rattled :: Rattled (imp. & p. p.) of Rattl.
Viperoides :: Viperoides (n. pl.) A division of serpents which includes the true vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of America; -- called also Viperina.
Confabulate :: Confabulate (v. i.) To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) See Horned rattler, under Horned..
Crotalus :: Crotalus (n.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes..
Prattler :: Prattler (n.) One who prattles.
Prattlement :: Prattlement (n.) Prattle.
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
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