Rattle (verb)

  1. To make a rapid succession of slight, sharp noises.
  2. To shake or vibrate noisily.
  3. To make a sound by shaking or vibrating something.

Origin:

From middle english ratelen ("to make a rattling noise"), from old english *rætelian ("to make a rattling noise"), from proto-germanic *ratilōną ("to make a rattling noise"), from proto-indo-european *h₁ret- ("to scratch, scrape").

Examples:

  1. The coins were rattling in his pocket.
  2. The windows were rattling in the wind.
  3. The train was rattling down the tracks.
  4. The car was rattling over the rough road.
  5. The baby was rattling the toy.
Some random words: corrugate, deflate, desperation