rattling
Example Sentences
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Then you'd hear the packet rattling just as the manager was trying to deliver a team talk - or was about to give a player a dressing down.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid rattling keys and blowing whistles to call for measures to curb rising housing costs and make evictions more difficult.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Flyers’ attempts to beat traffic and get a few more hours at the exclusive summer enclave are rattling the windows of people who believed they had earned a slice of suburban tranquility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Somewhere very early, I learned that rattling meant somebody was awake.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Only the scent of cedarwood lay inside, and I realized the rattling that I thought came from within the box was the key in its hidden compartment.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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