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A rattling noise, especially in the throat.
A coarse bubbling sound in the throat, caused by partial obstruction by bronchial secretions; spec. (a) (in plural) = croup, n.2 1 (b) = death rattle…
A rattling or gurgling noise; spec. such a noise in the throat of a dying person, the death rattle.