adverb
Other Word Forms
- rattlingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of rattling
Example Sentences
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Large corporate deals had their best quarterly showing ever, as companies forged ahead with tie-ups and investments despite the Iran war rattling markets.
She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.
From Literature
But after more than a decade in which the central bank has operated as one of the largest players in financial markets, reducing that role without rattling the system may be a tall order.
From Barron's
Occasionally a rattling of a chair, but little more.
From Los Angeles Times
Your next visit to California’s poppy fields may come with a rattling surprise.
From Los Angeles Times
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