death rattle
noun
: a rattling or gurgling sound produced by air passing through mucus in the lungs and air passages of a dying person
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Labored and unfunny, that film, from 2016, sounded like a cinematic death rattle rather than peals of joyous wedding bells.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The result is an ominous death rattle for cinema as it was known through the 20th century, and a frightening funhouse maze without a center.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Rory Burns won't forget hearing the death rattle behind his legs first ball to signify that this tour wasn't going to start or end well.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The company is emerging from bankruptcy, and its new naming rights partnership with FanDuel and content partnership with Amazon Prime could signal a death rattle from the old guard.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Despite warnings about its death rattles due to causes ranging from concussion violence to off-field misbehaviors, professional football keeps dragging everyone else down the field as the most reliable branding vehicle in America.
—Dale Buss, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
At other moments in history, however, the Biennale’s organizers took specific actions, such as the boycott of Pinochet’s Chile in 1974 or of Spain in 1976, during the death rattles of Franco’s regime.
—Manuel Borja-Villel, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
People who don’t know what someone’s snoring sounds like can mistake the death rattle for a sign that the person is sleeping peacefully, said Raville, of the Harm Reduction Action Center.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The result is an ominous death rattle for cinema as it was known through the 20th century, and a frightening funhouse maze without a center.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Rory Burns won't forget hearing the death rattle behind his legs first ball to signify that this tour wasn't going to start or end well.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The company is emerging from bankruptcy, and its new naming rights partnership with FanDuel and content partnership with Amazon Prime could signal a death rattle from the old guard.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Despite warnings about its death rattles due to causes ranging from concussion violence to off-field misbehaviors, professional football keeps dragging everyone else down the field as the most reliable branding vehicle in America.
—Dale Buss, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
At other moments in history, however, the Biennale’s organizers took specific actions, such as the boycott of Pinochet’s Chile in 1974 or of Spain in 1976, during the death rattles of Franco’s regime.
—Manuel Borja-Villel, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
People who don’t know what someone’s snoring sounds like can mistake the death rattle for a sign that the person is sleeping peacefully, said Raville, of the Harm Reduction Action Center.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Death rattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20rattle. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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