RATTLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake’’s tail
   Hypernyms(s) rattle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a baby’’s toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
   Hypernyms(s) rattle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plaything (what does plaything mean?)
   • toy (what does toy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
   Synonym(s)
   • rale (what does rale mean?)
   • rattling (what does rattling mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the death rattle
   Hypernyms(s) rattle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • noise (what does noise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crepitation rale (what does crepitation rale mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)

RATTLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • shake and cause to make a rattling noise
   Hypernyms(s) rattle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shake (what does shake mean?)
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
   • rattlesnake (what does rattlesnake mean?)
   • rattler (what does rattler mean?)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
   • rattling (what does rattling mean?)
   • rale (what does rale mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make short successive sounds
   Hypernyms(s) rattle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ruckle (what does ruckle mean?)
   • crepitate (what does crepitate mean?)
   • crackle (what does crackle mean?)
   See Also
   • rattle down (what does rattle down mean?)
   • rattle off (what does rattle off mean?)
   • reel off (what does reel off mean?)
   • spiel off (what does spiel off mean?)
   • roll off (what does roll off mean?)
   • rattle down (what does rattle down mean?)
   • rattle off (what does rattle off mean?)
   • reel off (what does reel off mean?)
   • spiel off (what does spiel off mean?)
   • roll off (what does roll off mean?)
   • yack (what does yack mean?)
   • jaw (what does jaw mean?)
   • yack away (what does yack away mean?)
   • rattle on (what does rattle on mean?)
   • yap away (what does yap away mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
   • rattling (what does rattling mean?)
   • rale (what does rale mean?)
   • rattle (what does rattle mean?)
   • rattling (what does rattling mean?)
   • rale (what does rale mean?)