Everything on top of the table started rattling when the earthquake hit.
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Rattling
Synonyms for "rattling" (42 found)
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5 translations across 2 languages.
German
4 entries- Geklapper noun (a sound made by loose object shaking against one another)
- Gerassel noun (a sound made by loose object shaking against one another)
- Klappern noun (a sound made by loose object shaking against one another)
- Rasseln noun (a sound made by loose object shaking against one another)
Latin
1 entries- crepitus noun (a sound made by loose object shaking against one another)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tom is rattling his saber.
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When you speak of the Devil, you can hear the rattling of his bones.
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It was too bad that we had to take the subway home after the concert, because the underground rattling and roaring destroyed almost all of our musical impressions.
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