death-rattle

A form of death rattle — The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.

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Meanings

noundeath-rattle (plural death-rattles)

plural death-rattles

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of death rattle.
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death-rattle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-rattle

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“death-rattle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-rattle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death-rattle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-rattle.

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