Ruttle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ruttle is a noun meaning (intransitive, chiefly Northern England) To gurgle; to rattle when breathing.
Meaning
(intransitive, chiefly Northern England) To gurgle; to rattle when breathing.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Northern England) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty in breathing.
Example Sentences
His breath ruttled as he blew outward and sent the plants to trembling.
Ruttling, heard readily without a stethoscope, is due to air bubbling through fluid in the trachea or bronchi.
The most common cause of ruttles is acute viral bronchitis and, in young children, upper airway viral infection.
Word Forms
- ruttles
- ruttling
- ruttled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruckle, rattle, rackle, rattling, rattler, crepitation.
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