Definder - what does the word mean?

What is death rattle?

A heroic sacrifice. Whenever a person (usually fictional) either holds off or tries to take down an overwhelming amount of enemies, almost always at the expense of their life.

Boromir had a death rattle at the end of the movie.

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Death rattle - what is it?

The beeping noise a phone or tablet makes to alert you of its near death status (being out of battery - let's not quibble over semantics)

Oh for fucks sake, I have to charge my phone, it just gave its death rattle!

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What does "death rattle" mean?

that annoying/scary noise made by the girl in "The Grudge". this is caused by her neck being broken. Sort of a strangled ahhhhhhhhh.

I heard the death rattle behind me. Then I was dead.

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Death rattle - what does it mean?

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

He gave a death rattle and then died.

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Death rattle - meaning

More often than not described as the last exhale of breathe, heard from the vibration of the neck when it is in an unusual position, allowing air to escape a narrow passage from the throat. It causes any of infinite odd sounds of expulsion of air.

You can imitate a death rattle for fun. Lean your neck backwards at 90 degrees and Pronounce terms such as "Ughrghrghrghrgh" or "Phhztttttt"

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