to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
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.