rattles

noun

Meaning

A sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
A device that makes a rattling sound such as put on an animal so its location can be heard.
A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
Noisy, rapid talk.
Trivial chatter; gossip.
To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.
To scold; to rail at.
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).

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