Definition of rattle

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Rattle (v. t.) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain..

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Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles..
Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..
Berattle :: Berattle (v. t.) To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.
Rattle-headed :: Rattle-headed (a.) Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles..
Confabulate :: Confabulate (v. i.) To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
Rattlewings :: Rattlewings (n.) The golden-eye.
Thunder :: Thunder (n.) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously..
Rattle-pated :: Rattle-pated (a.) Rattle-headed.
Rattleweed :: Rattleweed (n.) Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
Rattlewort :: Rattlewort (n.) Same as Rattlebox.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To scold; to rail at.
Twaddle :: Twaddle (v. i. & t.) To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) 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. See R/le..
Babble :: Babble (n.) Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
Cresselle :: Cresselle (n.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Rattled :: Rattled (imp. & p. p.) of Rattl.
Crotaline :: Crotaline (a.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family..
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