rattly
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rattly
Example Sentences
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In the era of big American cars and big American engines, he said, consumers thought the Crown lacked power and felt rattly.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2023
The bill clacking of juveniles “is a rattly clattering sound, like people clapping sticks together,” Neufeld-Kaiser said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022
As a whole, it can feel a little rattly.
From The Verge • Mar. 18, 2022
This comedy throws that rattly engine into reverse.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2016
Gram closed her eyes and for the next hour as Gramps drove toward Coeur d’Alene, he and I listened to her rattly breathing.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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