rattle

v. produce a series of fast knocking or tapping sounds

n. series of short fast knocking or tapping sounds; chatter, prattle, gossip

Rattle may mean:Rattle (percussion)Bird-scaring rattle, a Slovene device used to drive birds off vineyards and a folk instrumentFootball rattle, a noisy version of the ratchet for showing approval, used by sports fans.Death rattleRhinanthus, a genus of plantsRattle, Derbyshire, a hamlet in Englandthe R Analytical Tool To Learn Easily, an interface for the statistical language R using the GNOME  graphical interface
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Noun
1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
(synonym) rattling, rale
(hypernym) noise
(hyponym) crepitation rale
2. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
(hypernym) plaything, toy
3. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
(hypernym) tail
(part-holonym) rattlesnake, rattler
Verb
1. make short successive sounds
(hypernym) sound, go
(hyponym) ruckle
(see-also) rattle down, rattle off, reel off, spiel off, roll off
(derivation) rattling, rale
2. shake and cause to make a rattling noise
(hypernym) shake, agitate

(v. t.)
To scold; to rail at.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain.
  

(v. t.)
To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
  

(v. t.)
Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game.
  

(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.
  

(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.
  

(v. i.)
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
Noisy, rapid talk.
  

(n.)
Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.
  

(n.)
An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.
  

(n.)
A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
  

(n.)
A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.
  

(n.)
A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
  

To dream of seeing a baby play with its rattle, omens peaceful contentment in the home, and enterprises will be honorable and full of gain. To a young woman, it augurs an early marriage and tender cares of her own.

To give a baby a rattle, denotes unfortunate investments.