rattle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
2. 2
   To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
3. 3
   To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
4. 4
   To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.
5. 5
   To scold; to rail at.
6. 6
   To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
7. 7
   To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
8. 8
   To experience withdrawal from drugs.

Noun

1. 1
   Object that rattles: Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
2. 2
   Object that rattles: A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
3. 3
   Object that rattles: A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
4. 4
   Object that rattles: A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
5. 5
   Object that rattles: The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
6. 6
   Rattling sound: A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
7. 7
   Rattling sound: Noisy, rapid talk; babble.
8. 8
   Rattling sound: Trivial chatter; gossip.
9. 9
   Rattling sound: A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
10. 10
    Rattling sound: A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
11. 11
    Rattling sound: A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
12. 12
    Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).