Definition of rattle

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Rattle (n.) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.

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Crotaline :: Crotaline (a.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family..
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 (v. t.) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise..
Prattler :: Prattler (n.) One who prattles.
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..
Prattlement :: Prattlement (n.) Prattle.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To scold; to rail at.
Rattle-brained :: Rattle-brained (a.) Giddy; rattle-headed.
Thunder :: Thunder (n.) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously..
Prattle :: Prattle (n.) Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain..
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..
Rattleweed :: Rattleweed (n.) Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.
Prattled :: Prattled (imp. & p. p.) of Prattl.
Prattle :: Prattle (v. t.) To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason..
Copperhead :: Copperhead (n.) A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper..
Rattle-headed :: Rattle-headed (a.) Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
Rattle-pated :: Rattle-pated (a.) Rattle-headed.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken..
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