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Rattle

/rˈætəl/
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(verb) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.

When you talk of the devil you will hear his bones rattle.
The baby was shaking the rattle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old car would ____ and shake whenever it went over a bump in the road.

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