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Dictionary definition for: Rattle

1. (n) a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) "the death rattle"

2. (v) make short successive sounds

3. (n) a baby''s toy that makes percussive noises when shaken

4. (v) shake and cause to make a rattling noise

5. (n) loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake''s tail

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