rattly
- adjective
- /ˈrætli/
:
chirriante
- It actually makes the door feel less rattly and more solid, which is good.
You know, like they sound kind of rattly.
- You know, like they sound kind of rattly.
Examples
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It was a rattly, racy sound compared with their father's car, which purred delicately and was new last year.
Fiction book (1992) -
The old window made a rattly noise whenever the wind blew through the cracks.
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So she had these foam block things and had to get them rattly, but of course, the rattles inside would dampen.
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They left before daylight and didn't get back in the rattly pickup until after dark.
Fiction book (1991) -
The jiggly, rattly power/lock/unlock button lies on the right side of the phone, and a volume rocker is found on the left side.
Blog text (33) -
They took her to Bridger Community Hospital, to a dun-colored room with high ceilings and rattly windows.
Fiction book (1995) -
He closes his eyes on the poster-like Florida sunshine and in the intimate red of his brain envisions swooping on a bicycle down Jackson Road and then Potter Avenue with Mim on the handlebars of his rattly old bike.
Fiction book (1990) -
As we drove down the bumpy road, the rattly pickup truck shook and rattled.
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The children's toy produced a rattly sound that made them giggle with excitement.
Synonyms
67
1.3
Making a high, sharp sound like a mouse or hinge
12
4.1
A harsh sound something makes when it moves, for example an old door or a tired voice
1
3.9
Making small sharp sounds like dry things breaking or moving
1
8.1
A thin, harsh ringing sound like metal hitting together
1
7.0
A continuous rattling sound that hard things make when they hit each other
1
8.9
Making a loud, ringing sound like metal hitting metal
1
9.9
Making a crackling or rattling sound in the lungs, for example in joints
1
4.1
A high, sharp sound made by a mouse or brakes
Making harsh rattling noises and moving in a jerky way
Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels
It makes a series of loud metal clanking noises
Making a hard, sharp sound like metal hitting metal
Making a loud ringing sound like metal hitting metal
Making short, uneven popping sounds when it does not work well
A high, thin sound a door or floor makes when moving
A harsh, annoying ringing sound like metal objects hitting together
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rattly comes from the familiar verb rattle, as in the baby toy, a sound word that means 'to shake and make quick hard sounds'. The ending -ly here means 'like' or 'having', so rattly describes something loose or shaking that makes that rattling noise.