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rat·tle

rattle

 
 
pronunciation:
rae tl
parts of speech:
verb, noun
part of speech: verb
inflections: rattles, rattling, rattled
definition: When something rattles, it makes a short, knocking sound again and again. A window might rattle if it is loose and there is a lot of wind outside.
The windows rattled during the storm.We could hear the motor of the car rattle loudly.
 
part of speech: noun
definition: A rattle is a baby's toy that makes a noise when you shake it. The noise is like small hard things moving around and hitting the inside of it.
My baby sister shakes her rattle when she's happy.