1. (v. i.) To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.
2. (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
3. (v. t.) To make a rattling noise with.
4. (n.) A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds.
5. (n.) Commotion; disturbance.
6. (n.) Rapid, noisy talk; babble; chatter.
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