Definition of rattle

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Rattle (n.) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.

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Cackle :: Cackle (v. i.) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
Scrophulariaceous :: Scrophulariaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceae, or Scrophularineae), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia..
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) See Horned rattler, under Horned..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Noisy, rapid talk..
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To scold; to rail at.
Chitchat :: Chitchat (n.) Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
Confabulate :: Confabulate (v. i.) To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
Rattle-brained :: Rattle-brained (a.) Giddy; rattle-headed.
Crotalaria :: Crotalaria (n.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
Copperhead :: Copperhead (n.) A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper..
Claver :: Claver (n.) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering.
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..
Twaddle :: Twaddle (v. i. & t.) To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle..
Viperoides :: Viperoides (n. pl.) A division of serpents which includes the true vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of America; -- called also Viperina.
Massasauga :: Massasauga (n.) The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, / Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley..
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods..
Tittle-tattle :: Tittle-tattle (n.) Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle..
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
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