American English pronunciation
How to pronounce rattle
IPA transcription: ['ɹætəl]
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Noun
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a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
“the death rattle”
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a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
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loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
Verb
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make short successive sounds
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shake and cause to make a rattling noise
Usage examples
- It rattled menacingly.
- It rattled menacingly.
- They named the town they founded after the death rattle of the dragon: Gelre!
- He always wanted to become an actor and studied drama at Brattleboro High School.
- In his career, Mitchell also played for the Orlando Predators, and Arizona Rattlers.
- Then the vision faded, the tambourines and cymbals rattled again.
- He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont.
- It rattled menacingly.
- The pneumatic drill rattled uncontrollably.
- It rattled menacingly.