ruttle noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(Northern-England) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty in breathing.The most common cause of ruttles is acute viral bronchitis and, in young children, upper airway viral infection. — 2018 verb1 •(Northern-England) To gurgle; to rattle when breathing.Ruttling, heard readily without a stethoscope, is due to air bubbling through fluid in the trachea or bronchi. — 1973 formsruttled · ruttling · ruttles