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rattly

American  
[rat-lee] / ˈræt li /

adjective

  1. tending to rattle; making or having a rattling sound.


rattly British  
/ ˈrætlɪ /

adjective

  1. having a rattle; rattling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rattly

First recorded in 1880–85; rattle 1 + -y 1


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One day, we drove to Little Italy — what’s left of it — in my rattly gray Honda and found a shop that felt sufficiently old-school.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

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

They’re a touch on the rattly side, which detracts from the overall quality of the rest of the board.

From The Verge ● Aug. 20, 2021

Both the rattly spy kind and the slithery snake kind.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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