rattling
[ rat-ling ]
/ ˈræt lɪŋ /
adjective
that rattles: a rattling door.
remarkably good, lively, or fast: a rattling talk; a rattling gallop.
adverb
very: a rattling good time.
OTHER WORDS FROM rattling
rat·tling·ly, adverbWords nearby rattling
rattlesnake master,
rattlesnake plantain,
rattlesnake root,
rattlesnake weed,
rattletrap,
rattling,
rattly,
ratton,
rattoon,
rattrap,
ratty
Definition for rattling (2 of 3)
rattle
1
[ rat-l ]
/ ˈræt l /
verb (used without object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling.
noun
Origin of rattle
1
1250–1300; Middle English
ratelen (v.),
ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch
ratelen, German
rasseln); imitative
SYNONYMS FOR rattle
Definition for rattling (3 of 3)
rattle
2
[ rat-l ]
/ ˈræt l /
verb (used with object), rat·tled, rat·tling. Nautical.
to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down).
Origin of rattle
2
1720–30; back formation from
ratling
ratline (taken as verbal noun)
Example sentences from the Web for rattling
British Dictionary definitions for rattling (1 of 4)
rattling
/ (ˈrætlɪŋ) /
adverb
informal
(intensifier qualifying something good, fine, pleasant, etc)
a rattling good lunch
British Dictionary definitions for rattling (2 of 4)
Rattle
/ (ˈrætəl) /
noun
Sir Simon . born 1955, English conductor. Principal conductor (1980–91) and music director (1991–98) of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002
British Dictionary definitions for rattling (3 of 4)
rattle
1
/ (ˈrætəl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for rattle
C14: from Middle Dutch
ratelen; related to Middle High German
razzen, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for rattling (4 of 4)
rattle
2
/ (ˈrætəl) /
verb
(tr often foll by down)
to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines
Word Origin for rattle
C18: back formation from
rattling, variant of
ratline