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Antonyms for rattling

Grammar : Verb
Spell : rat-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræt lɪŋ

Definition of rattling

Origin :
  • c.1300 (intransitive), "To make a quick sharp noise with frequent repetitions and collisions of bodies not very sonorous: when bodies are sonorous, it is called jingling" [Johnson]. Perhaps in Old English but not recorded; if not, from Middle Dutch ratelen, probably of imitative origin (cf. German rasseln "to rattle," Greek kradao "I rattle"). Sense of "utter smartly and rapidly" is late 14c. Meaning "to go along loosely and noisily" is from 1550s. Transitive sense is late 14c.; figurative sense of "fluster" is first recorded 1869. Related: Rattled; rattling.
  • verb bang, jiggle
  • verb talk aimlessly, endlessly
  • verb disconcert, upset someone
Example sentences :
  • Josie is rattling volubly, but with a hint of the confidential in her tone.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • It seemed to him that something was rattling behind him along the wall.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • On they went, rattling and jingling along the road till they came to the tree.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • Laura Ann was rattling stove-lids at the other end of the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • They struggled in this manner with a rattling in their throats, writhing in the horror of their caresses.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Then there was a rattling of keys, and suddenly a flood of light shot into the dark place.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • Her forehead was perspiring; her breath was rattling in her chest.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • At half-past seven you heard the whoop of the milkman and the rattling of his cans.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • The minister heard her rattling pans and dishes at a great rate.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The trouble is an ancient one and is designated as "shelling" or "rattling."
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

Synonyms for rattling

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