rattling

[rat-ling]

adjective

1. that rattles: rattle.

   a rattling door.

2. remarkably good, lively, or fast.

   a rattling talk; a rattling gallop.

adverb

1. very.

   a rattling good time.

rattling

/ ˈrætlɪŋ /

adverb

1. informal,  (intensifier qualifying something good, fine, pleasant, etc)

   a rattling good lunch

Other Word Forms

• rattlingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of rattling¹

1350–1400; Middle English ratelinge; rattle ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

That nearly happened when the Americans began rattling off win after win.

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And that their persecution from the beyond was going to be more severe than mere moaning in the halls or chains rattling in the attic.

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Federal officials reported that homeless people were being coerced by demonstrators into rattling the gate outside the ICE facility, Portland police said.

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“I felt him go and I didn’t have to live with him rattling around in my head every day.”

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Frankenstein-like, she springs back to life for a show-stopping, floor rattling version of Bad Romance, that feels both cathartic and celebratory.

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