rassel — meaning in English

English meaning

• rale noun (medicine) A crackling or rattling noise from the lungs, heard through a stethoscope, caused by fluid in the airways.
• rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
• rustle noun A soft, dry crackling sound, like leaves or paper moving.

Senses

rassel is used for these senses in English:

• rale (medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.
• rattle Rattling sound.
• rustle A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.

rattle — full definition

1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
2. verb To unsettle or unnerve someone, making them lose composure.
3. noun A baby's toy that makes a shaking noise, or any object that produces that kind of noise.
4. noun A rapid series of short, sharp sounds.

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