Definition for Rattle (-s)

rattle (-s), v. [ME ratelen; probably of echoic origin.]

  1. Shake; clatter; produce noise; make a clicking sound by striking repeatedly against another object; [fig.] spill; pour out; fall to the ground with a clattering sound.
  2. Stir; produce noises characteristic of waking from slumber; [fig.] emerge; awake; arise; come forth.

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