Words · Familiar
rattle
/ˈɹætəl/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- verb
make short successive sounds
- noun
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
the death rattle
- verb
shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- noun
a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- noun
loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail