Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To rattle; make a rattling sound, especially in breathing; gurgle.
  • noun Rattle.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty in breathing.

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  • Philip led the way, and they entered the mill, where the warning bells were ringing to give notice that the corn was flowing down rightly; and the mill-hoppers kept on "ruttle, ruttle;" the water hissed, seethed, and rushed under their feet; the millstones rumbled round and round; and there on the top of the sacks, with which the place was half filled, sat the two great white cats belonging to the miller, fast asleep; while in

    Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home George Manville Fenn 1870

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