3.A rattling sound in the throat caused by obstructed breathing, especially near the time of death. 4.The series of horny structures at the end of a rattlesnake's tail. 5.Loud or rapid talk; chatter. [Middle Englishratelen; akin to Middle Dutchratelenand Old Englishhrate, hratele,a kin...
I suffered from a deep rattling cough in my chest while in the hospital with bacterial pneumonia. When the sputum wouldn't come up from the lungs, they had their own solution for getting it up: A physical therapist would come in and pound on my back where the lungs would be situated to...
2.a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort.The baby waved its rattle.sonajero 3.the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.cascabeleo ˈrattlingadjective fast; lively.The car travelled at a rattling pace.vertiginoso, a gran velocidad ...
3.A rattling sound in the throat caused by obstructed breathing, especially near the time of death. 4.The series of horny structures at the end of a rattlesnake's tail. 5.Loud or rapid talk; chatter. [Middle Englishratelen; akin to Middle Dutchratelenand Old Englishhrate, hratele,a kin...
4.to cause to make a rattling noise:to rattle a doorknob. 5.to impel with a rattling noise:The wind rattled the metal can across the roadway. 6.to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner (usu. withoff). 7.to disconcert; confuse. ...
4.to cause to make a rattling noise:to rattle a doorknob. 5.to impel with a rattling noise:The wind rattled the metal can across the roadway. 6.to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner (usu. withoff). 7.to disconcert; confuse. ...