n.
1.a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
2.a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
3.loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail rattle v.
1.make short successive sounds
2.shake and cause to make a rattling noise
Idiom of the Day
frighten the living daylights out of (someone)
to frighten someone very much
The horror movie frightened the living daylights out of the young girl.