1885 ix. 128 Raikes..poured out a ratchety but vehement panegyric.
1962 M. E. Murie iv. l. 336 Ptarmigan soaring and cluck-clucking and giving their ratchety call.
2006 (Nexis) 1 Sept. b2/3 Beyoncé led a phalanx of trench-coated dancers doing robot moves to ratchety noises.