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rattling

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Verb

rattling verb

  1. To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.“Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.”
  2. To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
  3. To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.“I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.”
  4. To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.

Noun

rattling noun

  1. Rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)

Adjective

rattling adjective

  1. Lively, quick (speech, pace).
  2. (intensifier) good, fine.“a rattling good lunch”

Noun

rattling noun

  1. The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
  2. Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast.

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