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      rattle
      noun
      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.
      A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
      (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.
      A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
      A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
      (now rare) Noisy, rapid talk; babble.
      (uncountable, now rare) Trivial chatter; gossip.
      (obsolete) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
      (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).]
      verb
      (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.
      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.
      (transitive, obsolete) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
      (transitive, obsolete) To scold; to rail at.
      Synonyms for rattle
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