beep vs rattle

beep

verb
  • To sound (something that makes a beep). 

  • To contact (someone via) a pager device. 

  • To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back. 

  • To produce a beep. 

  • To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts 

noun
  • A message sent to a pager device. 

  • A short, electronically produced tone. 

  • The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. 

rattle

verb
  • To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking. 

  • 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 scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve. 

noun
  • 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. 

How often have the words beep and rattle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )