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rattle noun

  /ˈɹæ.təl/ , [ˈɹæ.tɫ̩]
  • A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]
  • (musical instruments) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound. [from 17th c.]
 chocalho
  • (now, rare) Noisy, rapid talk; babble. [from 17th c.]
 balbúrdia, vozerio
  • (obsolete) A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [17th–19th c.]
 bronca, repreensão, reprimenda
  • Rattling sound.
 chocalhada
  • (zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound. [from 17th c.]
 chocalho, guizo
  • A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer. [from 17th c.]
 matraca

rattle verb

  /ˈɹæ.təl/ , [ˈɹæ.tɫ̩]
  • (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
  • (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
 chacoalhar, chocalhar
  • (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
 desconcertar, inquietar
death rattle
estertor, vasca
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