A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
Used instead of five in radio communications to avoid confusion with fire.
To play this instrument.
A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
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 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.
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.
To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.