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rattlingly

rattlingly

7.2
In a very noisy, fast way that makes things shake
  • adverb
  • /ˈrætəlɪŋli/
translation icon : de manera ruidosa
  • The old truck drove rattlingly over the gravel road, making everyone bounce in their seats.

Examples

  • The train passed rattlingly through the old bridge.

  • The wind blew rattlingly through the loose windowpanes during the storm.

  • She spoke rattlingly about her adventures, barely pausing to take a breath.

  • She played the drums rattlingly during the concert.

  • The old truck drove rattlingly over the gravel road, making everyone bounce in their seats.

  • She spoke rattlingly about her adventures, barely pausing to take a breath.

  • The wind blew rattlingly through the loose windowpanes during the storm.

Synonyms

noisily
vsrattlingly
13 1.0

In a loud, often unpleasant way

is faster and implies energetic motion plus vibrating or shaking sound
thunderously
vsrattlingly
2 5.1

In a very loud and powerful way like thunder

is usually faster and higher energy, not only very loud
frenetically
vsrattlingly
1 7.0

Very quickly and in a worried or excited way

is similar but adds noisy mechanical vibration and noisy motion
clackety
vsrattlingly
7.4

Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels

is faster and more energetic, often noisy with a shaking sound
snappingly
vsrattlingly
8.8

In a sudden sharp way that makes a clicking sound

is more continuous energy and speed rather than single sudden clicks
buzzingly
vsrattlingly
7.6

With a low steady humming sound like bees

is broader, denoting fast energetic noise often with shaking or clicks
screakily
vsrattlingly
  • UK
9.9

In a way that makes a high, unpleasant sound like an old door or gate

is about fast noisy energy with lower pitched vibration rather than high pitch
squeakily
vsrattlingly
3.7

With a short high sound like a mouse or a door hinge

is louder and more energetic with rapid vibrating sound instead of squeaks

Antonyms

1.0

At a low speed without hurrying

517 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

How Energetic

frantically
59 4.4
rattlingly
7.2
briskly
24 3.5
slowly
1.0

Surface Forms

rattlingly positive

Morphology

rattlingly = rattling (transparent) = rattle + ing + ly

Formed by 'rattle' -> 'rattling' (adjective/participle) + '-ly'; the manner-of-sounding meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Rattlingly comes from the common verb rattle plus the endings -ing and -ly, so it literally means 'in a rattling way'. Think of something moving fast and making short, sharp noises, like an old truck on gravel, and that's why rattlingly describes very fast, energetic, noisy action.