Synonyms for rale

Most common

rattling · crackles

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

Forms

Plural

rales → rattles, rattlings…

Example sentences

• rattling Yanni heard the windows rattling in the kitchen.
• crackles Water gurgles while fire crackles.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

rattle²

8 letters

rattling², crackles²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rattle² = 2 syllables).