rattle - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun rattle has 3 senses

rattle, rattling, rale - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
--₁ is a kind of noise
--₁ has particulars: crepitation rale
Derived form: verb rattle₁
rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
--₂ is a kind of plaything, toy

Derived form: verb rattle₂
rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
--₃ is a kind of tail
--₃ is a part of rattlesnake, rattler

Verb rattle has 2 senses

rattle - make short successive sounds
--₁ is one way to sound, go

Derived forms: noun rattle₁, noun rattling₁
Sample sentences:
Cars rattle in the streets
The streets rattle with cars
rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise
--₂ is one way to shake, agitate

Derived forms: noun rattle₂, noun rattler₁, noun rattling₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something