Definition of rattle

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Rattle (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum..

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Fer-de-lance :: Fer-de-lance (n.) A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle..
Copperhead :: Copperhead (n.) A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper..
Pittle-pattle :: Pittle-pattle (v. i.) To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle.
Rattle :: 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..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken..
Thunder :: Thunder (n.) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously..
Twaddle :: Twaddle (v. i. & t.) To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle..
Water Rattler :: Water rattler () The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain..
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
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..
Ruttle :: Ruttle (n.) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.
Prattle :: Prattle (n.) Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
Crotaline :: Crotaline (a.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family..
Clack :: Clack (n.) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click..
Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) See Horned rattler, under Horned..
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
Claver :: Claver (n.) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering.
Prittle-prattle :: Prittle-prattle (n.) Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt or ridicule.
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