To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
To call to arms for defense
To keep in excitement; to disturb.
An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
A sudden attack; disturbance.
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.