death rattles
Final labored breaths
Death rattles are the gurgling or rattling sounds produced by a dying person's breathing, caused by fluids accumulating in the throat when the person can no longer swallow or cough.
The sound is one of the recognized signs that death is imminent—typically occurring in the final hours or days.
By extension, death rattle describes the final struggles of anything ending: the death rattle of a failing business.
- gaspSudden sharp breath
- final breathDying person's last exhale
- expirationEnd of validity
- autopsiesMedical examinations of corpses
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
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death rattlesfirst breath
Newborn's opening gasp
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