'rattle' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'rattle' with 8 example sentences.
- rattle noun
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: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
: a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
: loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
- rattle verb
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: make short successive sounds
: shake and cause to make a rattling noise
Everything on top of the table started rattling when the earthquake hit.
The baby was playing with a rattle.
He angrily rattled the locked door.
The beggar rattled a few meager coins in his tin can.
The bus rattled as it drove along the bumpy road.
The wind was so strong that the windows rattled.
When you talk of the devil you will hear his bones rattle.
So much noise rattles me.