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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Cackle :: Cackle (n.) Idle talk; silly prattle.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Noisy, rapid talk..
Prattle :: Prattle (v. t.) To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason..
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..
Crotalus :: Crotalus (n.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes..
Cackle :: Cackle (v. i.) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
Massasauga :: Massasauga (n.) The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, / Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley..
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..
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..
Prattled :: Prattled (imp. & p. p.) of Prattl.
Prattlement :: Prattlement (n.) Prattle.
Claver :: Claver (n.) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering.
Prittle-prattle :: Prittle-prattle (n.) Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt or ridicule.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken..
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
Jingle :: "Jingle (n.) That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle..
Rattle-pated :: Rattle-pated (a.) Rattle-headed.
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..
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