rattly
Making clunking sounds
Rattly describes something that rattles or tends to make rattling sounds—loose, shaky, producing a series of short sharp noises when moved or operated: a rattly old car, the rattly windows in winter, His breathing was rattly and shallow.
The word suggests something worn, poorly secured, or in need of repair.
Loud rattling noise
- jangleDiscordant metallic ringing
- clinkSharp metallic ring
- clankSharp metallic sound
- clangLoud metallic sound
tinkle · clickety-clack · knock · bang · clunk · jingle · ringing · tapping
Ruined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- broken-downDamaged beyond function
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
rickety · rundown · neglected · battered · jalopy · clunker · beater · junker
Not held closed
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- slackAbsence of tautness
- unfixedNot fastened or settled
wobbly · jiggly · shaky · unstable · unsteady · insecure · precarious · ill-fitting
Producing labored breath sounds
- raspyRough and grating
- laboredRequiring great exertion
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- bronchialOf lung airways
phlegmy · mucousy · croupy · respiratory · cough · lungs · airways · asthmatic
Toothed rotating machine parts
- cogsProjections on a wheel
- engineMachine producing motion
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
transmission · drivetrain · camshaft · crankshaft · clutch · sprocket · muffler · exhaust
clatter
Loud rattling noise
clang · tinkle · clickety-clack · knock · bang · clunk · jingle · ringing · tapping · creak
dilapidated
Ruined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- broken-downDamaged beyond function
ramshackle · rickety · rundown · neglected · battered · jalopy · clunker · beater · junker · heap
unfastened
Not held closed
unfixed · wobbly · jiggly · shaky · unstable · unsteady · insecure · precarious · ill-fitting · worn
wheezy
Producing labored breath sounds
bronchial · phlegmy · mucousy · croupy · respiratory · cough · lungs · airways · asthmatic · hoarse
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
pistons · transmission · drivetrain · camshaft · crankshaft · clutch · sprocket · muffler · exhaust · tailpipe
rattlysolid
Firm matter state
tight · well-oiled · sturdy · well-maintained · secure
- saber rattlingThreatening military action ostentatiously
- baby rattleNoisy toy for newborns
- rattle trapDecrepit, noisy vehicle
- rattle offRecite rapidly, effortlessly
- death rattleSound of expiring lungs
- rattles aroundMoves loosely within
rattle, rattled, rattling, rattles, rattler, rattlers, rattletrap, rattlebrained, rattlebrain