Meanings
interjection
- A rattling sound.
Rattlety bang, and clattery clang; / And rattlety, clattery bang, they go!
1824, The Literary Chronicle for the Year 1824, page 2831 more example
Rattlety, rattlety, rat, / Rattlety, rattlety, rat, / Their feet go tat, tat. / Slide, slide, bump, bump, / Slide, slide, thump, thump.
1973, Grace K. Pratt-Butler, Let Them Write Creatively, page 49
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APA
rattlety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlety
MLA
“rattlety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlety. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rattlety,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlety.
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