rattle

Meanings

Noun

• a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
  • "the death rattle"
• a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
• loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

Verb

• make short successive sounds
• shake and cause to make a rattling noise

Synonyms

rale, rattling