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"the death rattle"nouna rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)type of:
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nouna baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
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nounloosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tailtype of:part of:
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verbmake short successive sounds
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verbshake and cause to make a rattling noise
Definition that contains rattle
- rattle loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
- rattled thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
- rattlesnake pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- flustered thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
- perturbed thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
- sidewinder small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
- rattler pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- diamondback large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
- crotalus large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
- eryngium aquaticum coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master