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rattling

Meaning of “rattling”

A repeated sharp clattering sound caused by shaking or movement.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Nahum 3:2

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KJV PCE
Nahum 3:2
The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 3:2 · retained source text

The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheeles, and of the praunsing horses, and of the iumping charets.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A rapid succession of sharp sounds.

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