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Rattle may mean:

  • Rattle (percussion)
    Rattle (percussion)

    A rattle is a percussion instrument. It consists of a hollow body filled with small uniform solid objects, like sand or nuts. Rhythmical shaking of this instrument produces repetitive, rather dry timbre noises....
  • RATTLE magazine, an American poetry journal
  • Bird-scaring rattle, a Slovene device used to drive birds off vineyards and a folk instrument
  • Football rattle, a noisy version of the ratchet
    Ratchet (instrument)

    A ratchet, also called a noisemaker , is an orchestral musical instrument played by percussionists. Operating on the principle of the ratchet , a gearwheel and a stiff board is mounted on a handle, which can be freely rotated....
     for showing approval, used by sports fans
  • Death rattle
    Death rattle

    A death rattle is a gurgling or rattle-like noise produced shortly before or after death by the accumulation of excessive respiratory secretions in the throat....
  • Rhinanthus
    Rhinanthus

    Rhinanthus is a genus of annual parasitic plant herbs in the family Orobanchaceae, formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. The genus consists of about 30-40 species found in Europe, northern Asia, and North America, with the greatest species diversity in Europe....
    , a genus of plants
  • Rattle, Derbyshire
    Rattle, Derbyshire

    Rattle is a hamlet in the England county of Derbyshire. It is part of the village of Ashover. This portion of the village was the centre of stocking frame working in Ashover and probably derives its name from the noise made by the machines....
    , a hamlet in England
  • The Rattles
    The Rattles

    The Rattles were a rock music musical ensemble from Germany. Their biggest selling gramophone record was their 1968 sound recording and reproduction song, "The Witch", which sold over one million copies globally....
    , German rock band who recorded an upbeat version of "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah" in the 1960's also famous for their 1970 hit "The Witch"


See also


  • Rattlesnake
    Rattlesnake

    Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snake snakes, genus Crotalus and Sistrurus. They belong to the subfamily of venomous snakes known commonly as Crotalinaes....
  • Simon Rattle
    Simon Rattle

    Sir Simon Denis Rattle, Order of the British Empire, Royal Society of Arts, is an England Conducting. He rose to prominence as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and is currently principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic ....
  • Rattle and Hum
    Rattle and Hum

    Rattle and Hum is the name of both an album and a companion motion picture recorded by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2. Both were released in 1988....