Definition of Rattlings

1. n. pl. Ratlines.

Definition of Rattlings

1. Noun. (nautical) ratlines ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rattlings

1. rattling [n] - See also: rattling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattlings

rattlesnakes
rattletrap
rattletraps
rattleweed
rattleweeds
rattlewings
rattlewort
rattlier
rattliest
rattlin
rattline
rattlines
rattling
rattling(a)
rattlingly
rattlings (current term)
rattlins
rattly
ratton
rattons
rattoon
rattooned
rattooning
rattoons
rattrap
rattraps
ratty
ratu
ratus
raubasine

Literary usage of Rattlings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the French Revolution of 1848 by Alphonse de Lamartine, William S.. Chase, Francis Alexander Durivage (1849)
"The mouths, opened to utter, produced only deep rattlings. It was evident that in sixty hours these people had exhausted their strength, blood, breath, ..."

2. The Autobiography of John Galt by John Galt (1833)
"Id." " $ The poetical embalmment, or rather amber immortalization. —Id." " § Sitting amidst the shrouds and rattlings, ..."

3. The Autobiography of John Galt by John Galt (1833)
"Id." '- .'- The poetical embalmment, or rather amber immortalization. —Id." " § Sitting amidst the shrouds and rattlings, ..."

4. The Spiritual Magazine (1862)
"After the preliminary movements of my cane and other moveables, and heavy rustlings and electric rattlings, a gentle tap upon my shoulder announced the ..."

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