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rattlesome

rattlesome adjective: characterised or marked by rattling.

Adjective

rattlesome (comparative more rattlesome, superlative most rattlesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by rattling.
    • You know the ones. A finger drawn menacingly across the throat, probably severing the vocal chords. This is unsettling, for the presenter. Forefinger twirling impatiently in the air, indicating “Hurry up, you're running long.” Again, that's rattlesome.2014, Ron Hoff, I Can See You Naked
    • Oh, two little devils with rattlesome chains, / She up with the poker, she knocked out their brains.2015, Bertrand Harris Bronson, The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Volume 4

Forms of rattlesome

comparativemore rattlesome
superlativemost rattlesome

Origin of rattlesome

From rattle + -some.

Questions about rattlesome

What does rattlesome mean?
Rattlesome means characterised or marked by rattling.
What part of speech is rattlesome?
Rattlesome is an adjective.

Words near rattlesome in the dictionary

  1. rattlesnakemaster
  2. rattlesnakemasters
  3. rattlesnakeroot
  4. rattlesnakes
  5. rattlesnaking
  6. rattlesome
  7. rattlest
  8. rattleth
  9. rattletrap
  10. rattletraps
  11. rattlety

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