Word Finder - rattle

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A sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.

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I wish they would fix the rattle under my dashboard.

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A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.

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A device that makes a rattling sound such as put on an animal so its location can be heard.

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A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.

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Noisy, rapid talk.

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Trivial chatter; gossip.

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A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.

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A scolding; a sharp rebuke.

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Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.

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The rattle of the rattlesnake is composed of the hardened terminal scales, loosened in succession, but not cast off, and modified in form so as to make a series of loose, hollow joints.

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The noise produced in the throat by air passing through mucus which the lungs struggle to clear.

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The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel - sometimes occurs as a person nears death; death rattle.

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Any plant of the genus Rhinanthus, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.

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To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.

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Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.

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To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.

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To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

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I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.

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To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.

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To scold; to rail at.

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To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.

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We rattled along for a couple of miles.

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To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.

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She rattled on for an hour.

Let's go get your rattle trap home.

Each boom of thunder was loud enough to rattle the window panes.

You mean they have rattle snakes out here?

Gracious me, they did rattle past!

An unexpected heat jarred her to her core, and the earth beneath her feet shook violently enough to rattle her teeth.

If we are really dying, let us hear the rattle in our throats and feel cold in the extremities; if we are alive, let us go about our business.

Only the stuttering rifles ' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.

He stood looking about him, when suddenly he heard a rattle on the bridge as if nuts were being spilt, and the hussar nearest to him fell against the rails with a groan.

The cannonade was dying down, but the rattle of musketry behind and on the right sounded oftener and nearer.

I was once playing 2nd solo cello in Ariadne conducted by Simon Rattle at Glyndebourne.

Hunt wildfowl long enough, and you will end up with a few decoys that rattle.

No-one is speaking, but there's already enough heat in the seedy motel 's atmosphere to fry a rattle snake or two.

Each animal contains either a rattle, squeaker or music plus crinkle material.

For the rest of the long afternoon, perhaps, my meditations are interrupted only by the faint rattle of a carriage or team along the distant highway.

Only when the victim ceased to struggle and his cries changed to a long- drawn, measured death rattle did the crowd around his prostrate, bleeding corpse begin rapidly to change places.

Moreover, just as Pierre was speaking a sharp rattle of drums was suddenly heard from both sides.

The shed became semidark, and the sharp rattle of the drums on two sides drowned the sick man's groans.

From all sides, like the roar of the sea, were heard the rattle of wheels, the tramp of feet, and incessant shouts of anger and abuse.

But at the instant when it seemed that the incomprehensible was revealing itself to her a loud rattle of the door handle struck painfully on her ears.

The growl low in her chest sounded more like a rattle.

He knew her on sight, felt the connection pierce his tanned hide and rattle his bones.

The metal rattle was an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument.

The frame is crossed by four metal horizontal rods passing through holes large enough to allow them to rattle when the sistrum is shaken, the rods being prevented from slipping out altogether by little metal stops in the shape of a leaf; sometimes metal rings are threaded over the rods to increase the jingling.

He was a man of high character and benevolent disposition, a fine flute-player, and a generous master to his slaves, for whose children he invented the rattle.

Sometimes it is a loosely-fitting shutter or windowframe, a hanging drawer-handle, or a lamp-shade which will rattle; the timbers in a roof may creak, or a group of wine-glasses with their rims in contact may chatter.

The herbs include pignut, adder's-tongue, ribwort plantain, and red clover with yellow rattle, bulbous buttercup and orchids.

The wildflowers might include ox-eye daisy, buttercup, yellow rattle, meadow sweet and cow slips.

It really does rattle along at a fairly frenetic pace; twelve tracks are squeezed into the thirty five minutes it lasts.

Rattle, rattle rattle, scattering scarlet poppy seeds.

Kansas was also the first place I saw a live rattle snake.

From the direction of Brussels comes a distant thud followed by two more, windows rattle.

Each man carried a rattle to attract attention and a short truncheon for self-protection.

Bonnier showed that the same relationship could be proved in the cases of such plants as the rattle (RhinanThus), the eye-bright (Euphrasia), and other members of the Natural Orders, Scrophulariaceae and Santalaceae, which effect a union between their roots and the roots of other plants growing near them.

As I walked in the woods to see the birds and squirrels, so I walked in the village to see the men and boys; instead of the wind among the pines I heard the carts rattle.

As soon as he closed his eyes his ears seemed filled with the rattle of the wheels and the sensation of victory.

Buck said she could rattle off poetry like nothing.

Now, as Ella 's voice faded out, the rattle of a chain was heard clanking fiercely onto the floor.

Halloween can rattle my nerves, because I am easily frightened by the macabre pranks at that time of year.

As with every toy, be sure and check the rattle before your child uses it each time.

For a sweet theme, they also offer pink or blue molded sugar baby feet, baby onesies, or a delicately painted rattle for a more intricate look.

A rattle corsage can be made following the same steps as those used to create a pacifier corsage, using a rattle in place of the pacifier.

Hot glue a large safety pin or diaper pin to the back of a baby rattle.

Then, tie several ribbons in matching or coordinating colors to the handle of the rattle.

Poorly supported fans can wobble, rattle and even pull away from the ceiling in some extreme cases.The next step is to determine what size fan you'll need.

Our Green House has dolls, doll houses, wooden swings, rattle balls, rainy day toys and puzzles from around the world.

The hinges on quality replicas should move smoothly and not rattle.

Notable releases include Jetpac, Sabre Wulf, The Staff of Karnath, Entombed, Outlaws, Dragonskulle, Marble Madness, Wizards & Warriors, Snake Rattle 'n' Roll, Super Off Road, Narc and several Battletoads titles.

Beatrice, this year's doll, comes with a pink outfit, bunny baby rattle and a bottle of disappearing milk.

Initially, infants can only hold an object, such as a rattle, in their palm, wrapping their fingers (including the thumb) around it from one side.

Next, the infant will shake the rattle or perhaps bring it to the mouth.