| rattle | | |
| n. (event) | 1. rale, rattle, rattling | a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).; "the death rattle" |
| ~ crepitation rale | the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. rattle | a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken. |
| ~ plaything, toy | an artifact designed to be played with. |
| n. (animal) | 3. rattle | loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail. |
| ~ rattler, rattlesnake | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken. |
| ~ tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
| v. (perception) | 4. rattle | make short successive sounds. |
| ~ ruckle | make a hoarse, rattling sound. |
| ~ crackle, crepitate | make a crackling sound.; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (motion) | 5. rattle | shake and cause to make a rattling noise. |
| ~ shake, agitate | move or cause to move back and forth.; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" |
| unnerve | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle | disturb the composure of. |
| ~ unman | cause to lose one's nerve.; "an unmanning experience" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
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