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rattly

rattly adjective: that rattles.

Adjective

rattly (comparative rattlier, superlative rattliest)

  1. That rattles.
    • a rattly air conditioner
  2. Resembling the sound of a rattle.
  3. Of a vehicle, that shakes when being driven.
  4. Of the lungs, chest, etc., producing raspy or gurgling sound due to excess mucus.

Forms of rattly

comparativerattlier
superlativerattliest

Origin of rattly

From rattle + -y. Compare rattling.

Questions about rattly

What does rattly mean?
Rattly means that rattles.
What part of speech is rattly?
Rattly is an adjective.

Words near rattly in the dictionary

  1. rattling through
  2. rattlingly
  3. rattlingness
  4. rattlings
  5. rattlins
  6. rattly
  7. ratto
  8. Rattok
  9. Rattoks
  10. ratton
  11. rattoner

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