rattlingly
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7.2
- adverb
- /ˈrætəlɪŋli/
- The old truck drove rattlingly over the gravel road, making everyone bounce in their seats.
Examples
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The train passed rattlingly through the old bridge.
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The wind blew rattlingly through the loose windowpanes during the storm.
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She spoke rattlingly about her adventures, barely pausing to take a breath.
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She played the drums rattlingly during the concert.
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The old truck drove rattlingly over the gravel road, making everyone bounce in their seats.
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She spoke rattlingly about her adventures, barely pausing to take a breath.
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The wind blew rattlingly through the loose windowpanes during the storm.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a loud, often unpleasant way
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5.1
In a very loud and powerful way like thunder
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7.0
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
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7.4
Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels
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3.7
With a short high sound like a mouse or a door hinge
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8.8
In a sudden sharp way that makes a clicking sound
With a low steady humming sound like bees
In a way that makes a high, unpleasant sound like an old door or gate
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
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.