Rattles is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for RATTLES in dictionary:

VERB:
• RATTLE, to make a quick succession of short, sharp sounds
• make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds
• (of a vehicle or its occupants) move or travel with a knocking sound
• be in or occupy (an unnecessarily spacious room or building)
• make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated
NOUN:
• a rapid succession of short, sharp, sounds
• a gurgling sound in the throat of a dying person
• a thing used to make a rattling sound.
• a wooden device that makes a loud noise when whirled around, formerly used by spectators at football matches.
• a person who talks incessantly in a lively or inane way
• a baby's toy consisting of a container filled with small pellets, which makes a noise when shaken.
• the set of horny rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail, shaken as a warning.

Words related to RATTLES

rattle6 rattled8 rattling9

Words that contain RATTLES

brattles10 prattles10 scrattles11 sprattles11 rattlesnake15 rattlesnakes16

How to use RATTLES in a sentence

• You know the sort of funny man who rattles on as if he were wound up for the evening, and afterwards you cannot remember a word he has said.
• Flags and college colors were in evidence everywhere, and so were horns and rattles.
• For four-and-twenty hours he continued in a state of lethargy, with the rattles occasionally in his throat.
• Emma sat in the sun surrounded by rattles, balls, and small stuffed bears.
• Another kind of fastening rattles very much when the gate is shaken.
• In our march one of the men killed a small rattlesnake, which had no more than two rattles.
• The vehicle rattles off to the station, where ten, fifteen, or perhaps twenty such converge at the same hour, and then ensues a scene of bustle, chaff, and rough language.
• This snake had eight rattles, so that he must have been at least eleven years old.
• It is not likely that even an old serpent with thirteen rattles, like this one, could harm me.
• We visited a house where five women were making pretty rattles from little crook-necked gourds.
• The serpent was killed, and measured about five feet in length, having much the general appearance of a rattlesnake, but with no rattles.
• Unlike all other cities, no kind of vehicle, not so much as a wheelbarrow, ever rattles along these narrow, tortuous ways.
• The unanswered hail was followed by the springing of rattles, ringing of bells, running of men, and shouting of orders.
• In the day time they are a noble enemy, always warning their antagonist of their hostile intentions by springing their rattles, thus giving a person warning of his danger.
• They stand for a few minutes while the shamans sing and swing their rattles, the men silently holding their arms folded over their breasts, as described in the song.
• Just before the first beam of the rosy light announces the coming of Father Sun, the dancing ceases, and the rattles are added to the sacrificial offerings on the blanket.
• When there are not enough rattles for all assistants, a bell may be substituted.
• He was a large one, with sixteen rattles and a button.
• Fixed rattles of greater power will be attached to suitable places on each deck.
• It may have been that the figures were so well understood that the addition of rattles in the drawings was quite unnecessary.
• Is this his broken boat on the shore? Are these his groans on the wind? Hark! the hail rattles around.
• He had twelve rattles, but they were broken off before they began to taper, so I insisted that he must once have had twenty-four.
• Taunting laughter, cries of savage triumph, the shaking of rattles, and the furious beating of two great drums combined to make a clamor deafening me to stupor.
• As Yung Pak grew older he was given many toys, among them rattles, drums, flags, and dolls, just as you had them.
• One had been caught in the torn-away vines and was hissing viciously, and the other two were sounding their rattles, preparatory to striking at the smaller youth.
• Then comes three painted devils, all hung about with witch-drums and rattles, and I tied to them.
• He saw Vic lift a rattlesnake up by its tail, and heard him yell that it had six rattles, and the button was missing.
• They play with rattles, balls, and little carts, with pet birds and monkeys, and the girl with dolls of ivory or wax or of painted terra-cotta.
• In the throat of the gorge the coach rattles over two bridges thrown from cliff to cliff over the pale-green torrent.
• It was quite a young one, having only two or three rattles in its tail.
• A low noise from the rattles of the priests, which shortly after was accompanied by a melodious hum by all present, then began.
• The rattles and singing voices of the Antelope priests furnish a dignified, rhythmic accompaniment throughout the dance, and the Snake men move in perfect time to it.

Similar words containing RATTLE without suffix s

rattle6 brattle9 prattle9 rattled8 rattler7 brattled11 brattles10 prattled11 prattler10 prattles10 rattlers8 scrattle10 sprattle10 prattlers11 rattlebag12 rattlebox18 scrattled12 scrattles11 sprattled12 sprattles11 prattlebox21 rattlebags13 rattlepods13 rattletrap12 prattlement15 rattleboxes20 rattlebrain13 rattlesnake15 rattletraps13 prattleboxes23 prattlements16 rattlebrains14 rattlesnakes16 rattlebrained16

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