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rattling

[rat-ling] / ˈræt lɪŋ /




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A good biscuit seems to become more itself after rattling around in a basket for a while.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

The drama, the music, the pow-pow-pow of those 6-inch guns and those gallant—yes, “most beautiful”—ships rattling amid the waves.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Strategy’s stock slid Monday after the company disclosed a rare bitcoin sale, rattling investors who have long treated the company as a one-way bet on the cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

A swarm of earthquakes shook Imperial County this weekend, with dozens of quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.7, rattling the region around Brawley, south of the Salton Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Then we are underground, waiting through the heart-stopping darkness, in the rattling, hurtling subway.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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