death rattle

1. The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.

   Rasselatmung, präfinales Rasseln, Todesrasseln

2. (idiomatic)Activity by an entity (such as an individual, business or ideology) perceived as almost finished, especially if this activity appears weak or futile.

3. (broadly)The sound of a batsman’s stumps being broken, so called because this leads to the batsman’s dismissal.

1. A death rattle marked the end of his suffering.

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · ddnktr · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. News of Sami's death rattled the city.

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · OsoHombre · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular

• death-rattlealternative