rattling
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈrætəlɪŋ/
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traqueteo
- Maybe it was just a door squeaking, a window rattling, the fan humming, static in the PA system?
Examples
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We passed pickup trucks with gun racks and rattling, overstuffed RVs and, too often, highway patrol cars.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Timothy, half inside the door, scuttled forward with a great rattling of stuff under his arm.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the background is the casino room, the lights, colors, and rattling sounds.
Fiction book (1998) -
I can hear quite a lot of rattling this side, which isn't great.
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From the living room, we hear a rattling of keys; the front door opens and slams shut.
Fiction book (1991) -
As it did so, there was a rattling, sucking sound, and the earth crumbled under his feet.
Fiction book (2001) -
Dimly, she realized she could not feel the trembling earth or hear the rattling of bones.
Fiction book (1991) -
A gentle snow of ash drifted through the twilight, then the rain of pumice rattling like hail on the rooftops.
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The rattling of the metal chains echoed throughout the empty warehouse.
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As the bus hit a pothole, I heard a loud rattling from the luggage compartment.
Synonyms
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2.0
A thing that makes short, sharp noises when you shake it, for example a toy or a snake tail
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3.8
A series of short sharp sounds like the noise from a fire or static
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3.9
A series of short, sharp popping sounds
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5.1
A fast, repeated noise moving machine parts make
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Etymology
Rattling comes from the verb rattle, which imitates a rapid series of short, sharp noises, like keys in a pocket or a toy rattle. So a rattling is that repeated knocking or shaking sound, and doctors may hear a 'rattling' in the chest when air and fluid make those small noises.