rattling
ガタガタする
解説 Definition
rattling は rattle（ガタガタ鳴る、ガタつく）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物が揺れて硬い音を立てている様子を表すときによく使います。
The present participle or gerund of rattle, describing something that is shaking and repeatedly making short, hard sounds as its parts or nearby objects strike one another. It can also describe the continuing action of producing such sounds.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 rattle の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音は /ˈrætəlɪŋ/ です。硬い物が繰り返しぶつかる音を表し、windows rattling in the wind、coins rattling in a pocket のような場面と結び付けると定着します。
Rattling is formed from rattle by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Its pronunciation keeps the unstressed middle syllable of rattle: /ˈrætəlɪŋ/. Associate it with repeated hard contact rather than one single crash: a window rattling in the wind, coins rattling in a pocket, or an old bus rattling along a rough road. These typical scenes capture both movement and sound. The form can follow be in a continuous tense or function as a gerund when the noisy action itself is discussed.
例文
The window was rattling in the wind.
窓が風でガタガタ鳴っていました。
I heard coins rattling in his pocket.
彼のポケットの中で硬貨がガチャガチャ鳴るのが聞こえました。
The old bus kept rattling on the rough road.
古いバスはでこぼこ道でずっとガタガタ揺れていました。
rattling の類義語・関連語
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rattling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 ratelen（ガタガタ鳴る）に由来し、擬音語的な起源を持つ。中低ドイツ語 ratelen とも関連。関連語は rattle（ガラガラ）、rat-a-tat（トントン）。物がぶつかり合う音を模した語で、振動や揺れの音を生き生きと表現する。
Rattle comes from Middle English ratelen, an imitative word associated with a rapid series of hard, knocking sounds. It is related to similar forms in Middle Low German and other Germanic languages. Rattling is its present-participle and gerund form, made by dropping the final e of rattle before adding -ing. The word’s sound-symbolic history suits its modern use for repeated clattering caused by shaking or vibration.
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