rattles
Noisy baby toys
Rattles is a rapid series of short, sharp sounds—or the objects that make them.
A baby's rattle produces such sounds when shaken.
The death rattle is the gurgling breath of someone near death.
To rattle someone is to unsettle them: The question clearly rattled her.
To rattle off a list is to recite it quickly.
Rattles also names a respiratory disease in horses and sheep.
Handheld gourd rattles
- shakerVessel for mixing drinks
- cabasaBead-wrapped percussion shaker
- rainstickPercussion tube with cascading pellets
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
rhythm · groove · beat · tempo · syncopation · polyrhythm · ensemble · gourd
Infant's gnawing aid
- shakerVessel for mixing drinks
- cribSmall bed with rails
- nurseryRoom for infants
- pacifierInfant sucking device
infant · newborn · toddler · soothing · grasp · developmental · sensory · colorful
Loud rattling noise
- jangleDiscordant metallic ringing
- clankSharp metallic sound
- clackSharp percussive noise
- chatterLight, rapid speech
jingle · clink · tinkle · din · racket · vibration · loose · rickety
Reptile with lozenge-shaped scales
- sidewinderSnake that moves diagonally
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- tailRear animal appendage
- warningAlert about danger
hiss · strike · fangs · venom · scales · coil · desert · prairie
Shake with jerky vibrations
- vibrateShake with small movements
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
wobble · jiggle · agitate · jar · jolt · bounce · shimmy · convulse
Message-conveying cue
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
omen · portent · foreshadowing · premonition · heads-up · forewarning · advisory · threat
maracas
Handheld gourd rattles
- shakerVessel for mixing drinks
- cabasaBead-wrapped percussion shaker
- rainstickPercussion tube with cascading pellets
samba · rhythm · groove · beat · tempo · syncopation · polyrhythm · ensemble · gourd · seeds
teether
Infant's gnawing aid
pacifier · infant · newborn · toddler · soothing · grasp · developmental · sensory · colorful · plastic
clatter
Loud rattling noise
chatter · jingle · clink · tinkle · din · racket · vibration · loose · rickety · tinny
diamondback
Reptile with lozenge-shaped scales
- sidewinderSnake that moves diagonally
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- tailRear animal appendage
warning · hiss · strike · fangs · venom · scales · coil · desert · prairie · timber
judder
Shake with jerky vibrations
- vibrateShake with small movements
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
quiver · wobble · jiggle · agitate · jar · jolt · bounce · shimmy · convulse · loosen
signal
Message-conveying cue
harbinger · omen · portent · foreshadowing · premonition · heads-up · forewarning · advisory · threat · danger
disconcert
Disturb composure or poise
unsettle · discompose · faze · startle · throw · intimidate · distract · shake-up · nervous · anxious
- babycarebaby bottles, diapers, pacifiers, cribs, strollers
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- baby itemspacifier, teething ring, baby blanket, stroller, high chair
- baby playpeek-a-boo, peekaboo, pat-a-cake, patty-cake, tummy time
- Plastic Toysaction figures, plastic dolls, toy cars, toy trucks, building blocks
- folk toyskendama, folk toys, nesting dolls, dreidel, handcrafted toys
rattlessteadies
Makes firm or stable
emboldens · reassures · composes · stabilizes · encourages
- saber rattlingThreatening military action ostentatiously
- baby rattleNoisy toy for newborns
- rattle trapDecrepit, noisy vehicle
- rattle offRecite rapidly, effortlessly
- death rattleSound of expiring lungs
- rattles aroundMoves loosely within
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