rattle

IPA: rˈætʌɫ

Object that rattles.
Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
(music) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
(zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
Rattling sound.
(onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
(now rare) Noisy, rapid talk; babble.
(uncountable, now rare) Trivial chatter; gossip.
A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
(obsolete) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
(historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg). [(historical units of measure) A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).]

(transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
(transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
(intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
(transitive, obsolete) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
(transitive, obsolete) To scold; to rail at.
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
(UK, slang) To experience withdrawal from drugs.

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