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

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

From BBC

Illinois hasn’t had much success rattling capable quarterbacks this season.

From Los Angeles Times

"No-one would allow us to play as loud as that. The roof tiles were rattling."

From BBC

And with that, he leaves, and heads home to care for his wife, the two metal pots on the back of his bike rattling as he moves along the empty street.

From BBC

It is huge and it would be easy to leave a sense of rattling around in a tin in here, but it is busy.

From BBC

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