Noun rattle has 3 senses
  1. 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
  2. rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
    --2 is a kind of
    plaything, toy
    Derived form: verb rattle2
  3. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
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