quiet vs rattle

quiet

verb
  • To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. 

  • To become quiet or calm. 

noun
  • The absence of sound; quietness. 

  • The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility. 

  • The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security. 

intj
  • Be quiet. 

adj
  • Not busy, of low quantity. 

  • Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved. 

  • With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. 

  • Not showy; undemonstrative. 

  • Requiring little or no interaction. 

  • Having little motion or activity; calm. 

rattle

verb
  • 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. 

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. 

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