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noun 
  1. (onomatopoeia) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another
I wish they would fix the under my dashboard.
  1. a baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container
Translations: 
  • Dutch: rammelaar
  • French: hochet
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: sonajero
verb (rattl, es)
  1. (transitive) (ergative) to create a sound by shaking
Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.
  1. (transitive) to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve
The accident really rattled him.
  1. (intransitive) to make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking
''I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.
Translations: 
  • French: s'entrechoquer
    (trans-mid)
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