adverb
Other Word Forms
- rattlingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of rattling
Example Sentences
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Occasionally a rattling of a chair, but little more.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But transparency, especially when investors are grappling with hidden risks in private credit markets that are rattling nerves on Wall Street, has value beyond its line-item cost.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
“But you’re not rattling them off. They’re people that mean something to you; that you couldn’t be here without them.”
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
"He's on his own, rattling around in his big house with all these demons and ghosts, and the consequences of his deeds come rushing back in."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Coach West’s phone has been rattling on a bench for the last few minutes, but she’s been ignoring it.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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