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English noun: rattle | |||
| 1. | rattle (event) a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) | ||
| Samples | The death rattle. | ||
| Synonyms | rale, rattling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crepitation rale | ||
| 2. | rattle (artifact) a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plaything, toy | ||
| 3. | rattle (animal) loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tail | ||
| Part meronym | rattler, rattlesnake | ||
English verb: rattle | |||
| 1. | rattle (perception) make short successive sounds | ||
| Examples | Cars rattle in the streets , The streets rattle with cars | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crackle, crepitate, ruckle | ||
| 2. | rattle (motion) shake and cause to make a rattling noise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
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