death rattle

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noun

a sound produced by a person immediately preceding death, resulting from the passage of air through the mucus in the throat.

Origin of death rattle

First recorded in 1820–30

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Words related to death rattle

rale

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British Dictionary definitions for death rattle

death rattle

noun

a low-pitched gurgling sound sometimes made by a dying person, caused by air passing through an accumulation of mucus in the trachea

Medical definitions for death rattle

death rattle

n.

A gurgling or rattling sound sometimes made in the throat of a dying person, caused by loss of the cough reflex and passage of the breath through accumulating mucus.