Definition of rattle

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Rattle (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum..

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Pittle-pattle :: Pittle-pattle (v. i.) To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle.
Prattlement :: Prattlement (n.) Prattle.
Rattlewort :: Rattlewort (n.) Same as Rattlebox.
Rattler :: Rattler (n.) One who, or that which, rattles..
Prattle :: Prattle (v. t.) To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter..
Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) See Horned rattler, under Horned..
Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..
Fer-de-lance :: Fer-de-lance (n.) A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle..
Rattlewings :: Rattlewings (n.) The golden-eye.
Water Rattler :: Water rattler () The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
Rattled :: Rattled (imp. & p. p.) of Rattl.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Noisy, rapid talk..
Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..
Prattled :: Prattled (imp. & p. p.) of Prattl.
Crotalaria :: Crotalaria (n.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
Rattletrap :: Rattletrap (n.) Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.
Jingle :: "Jingle (n.) That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle..
Twaddle :: Twaddle (v. i. & t.) To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour..
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