Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rattle

3 senses of rattle

Sense 1
rattle, rattling, rale -- (a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle")
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 2
rattle -- (a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken)
       => plaything, toy -- (an artifact designed to be played with)

Sense 3
rattle -- (loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail)
       => tail -- (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rattle

2 senses of rattle

Sense 1
rattle -- (make short successive sounds)
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
          Phrasal Verb-> rattle off#1; rattle down#1; rattle on#1

Sense 2
rattle -- (shake and cause to make a rattling noise)
       => shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")