rattling
present participle ofrattle
| 单词 | rattling |
| 释义 | rattling present participle ofrattle rattle verb uk/ˈræt.əl/us/ˈræt̬.əl/rattleverb(WORRY)[T] toworrysomeone or make someonenervous: Thecreakingupstairswasstartingto rattle me. Causing anxiety and worry
rattleverb(SOUND)[IorT] to (causesomething to) make anoiselike aseriesofknocks: Theexplosionrattled thecupson thetable. Thedyingman'svoicerattled in histhroat. [+ adv/prep]Thecarrattledoverthecobblestones. Mycarengineis making astrangerattlingnoise. Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Phrasal verbsrattlesomethingoff rattle on/away rattle throughsomething Examplesofrattlingrattling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Studies on the function ofrattlingcalls and mewing notes would be important since the calling rate differed according to the association with macaques. From theCambridge English Corpus It is stowed away for safety in some unused nook of the piano, which israttlingaway by my side. From theCambridge English Corpus But it is arattlinggood read that should unnerve at least some within the political science community. From theCambridge English Corpus A denuded orchestral palette, withrattlingpercussion and sombre woodwind lines, is supported by an austere, pianissimo chord. From theCambridge English Corpus The hollow vessel feet contained clay pellets and two per forations in each leg, a necessity for firing and for acoustic transfer of therattlingclay pellets. From theCambridge English Corpus Fruits may persist on vines for up to 18 months at which time the ovary is reduced to a papery brown hull with seedsrattlingabout inside. From theCambridge English Corpus The hollow vessel feet contained clay pellets and two perforations in each leg, a necessity for firing and for acoustic transfer of therattlingclay pellets. From theCambridge English Corpus School is no exception: the sounds ofrattlingpapers, moving chairs, and even biological noises such as coughs and stomach gurgles can mask a teacher's speech temporarily. From theCambridge English Corpus All right, let us stop the sabrerattlingand have one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of us of the younger generation are not quite so interested in therattlingskeletons of defunct statesmen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Neither doctor told her to breathe more quietly: there was no noisyrattling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He sees the raising of money as nursesrattlingtin cans on street corners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We heard himrattlingthrough the personality questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot play atrattlingthe sabre without it coming out of the scabbard sooner or later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hate to come hererattlinga begging bowl. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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