Rattle v. i. : To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.Rattle v. i. : To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles.Rattle v. i. : To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour.Rattle v. t. : To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain.Rattle v. t. : To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.Rattle v. t. : Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game.Rattle v. t. : To scold; to rail at.Rattle n. : A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.Rattle n. : Noisy, rapid talk.Rattle n. : An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.Rattle n. : A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.Rattle n. : A scolding; a sharp rebuke.Rattle n. : Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.Rattle n. : The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le.Example:How can I fix a Rattle from my heater core?TaxonomyRATTLE, Web page, magazine, free encyclopedia, poets, poems, Poetry Prize, Frieda, C. Fox, Fox Family, Family Foundation, Poets & Writers magazine, poetry magazine, Billy Collins, audio archives, Amiri Baraka, Denise Duhamel, Alan Shapiro.Defination from the web:... Billy Collins, Sharon Olds, Gregory Orr, and others have appeared in RATTLE, although the magazine also prides itself on its publication of new and emerging poets. ... RATTLE is pretty simple: We love poetry and feel that it's something everyone can enjoy. ...
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