rattling
1 of 2adjective
rat·tling ˈrat-liŋ 
1
: lively, brisk
moved at a rattling pace
2
: extraordinarily good : splendid
rattlingly
ˈrat-liŋ-lē
adverb rattling
2 of 2adverb
: to an extreme degree : very
a rattling good story
Synonyms
Adjective
- blistering
- breakneck
- breathless
- brisk
- dizzy
- fast
- fleet
- fleet-footed
- flying
- galloping
- hasty
- hot
- lightning
- nippy
- quick
- rapid
- rapid-fire
- snappy
- speedy
- splitting
- swift
- whirlwind
- zippy
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
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Example Sentences
Adjective we drove off at a rattling pace
Recent Examples on the Web
Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2020
Adjective
Here a number of the emigrants who arrived late were stowed away on a rattling floor of cane, covered with hides. Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1828, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing rattling
rattling 1 of 3
adjective
as in galloping
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed we drove off at a rattling pace Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- galloping
- rapid
- brisk
- fast
- quick
- flying
- splitting
- swift
- lightning
- breakneck
- blistering
- breathless
- whirlwind
- hurried
- dizzy
- hot
- zippy
- snappy
- hasty
- speedy
- accelerated
- rapid-fire
- fleet
- rushed
- nippy
- strong
- at speed
- vigorous
- expeditious
- rush
- ready
- prompt
- fleet-footed
- quickened
- hastened
- breathtaking
- energetic
- strenuous
- high-speed
- ultrafast
- ultrarapid
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dragging
- crawling
- slow
- lingering
- sluggish
- plodding
- pokey
- poking
- poky
- unhurried
- languid
- deliberate
- laggard
- measured
- leisurely
- dallying
- dawdling
- late
- tardy
- dilatory
- slowish
- dillydallying
- ultraslow
rattling
2 of 3adverb
as in damned
to a great degree a rattling good storyteller Synonyms & Similar Words
- damned
- extremely
- damn
- very
- terribly
- incredibly
- too
- that
- badly
- really
- so
- desperately
- highly
- jolly
- thumping
- severely
- full
- cracking
- wildly
- roaring
- real
- seriously
- whacking
- far
- especially
- passing
- mighty
- super
- greatly
- stinking
- awful
- exceeding
- much
- intensely
- most
- fiercely
- exceptionally
- awfully
- such
- filthy
- particularly
- heavily
- dang
- bone
- exceedingly
- corking
- absolutely
- wicked
- good and
- way
- extra
- sore
- fantastically
- monstrous
- specially
- deadly
- frightfully
- a lot
- spanking
- uncommonly
- immensely
- fabulously
- surpassingly
- vitally
- remarkably
- hugely
- almighty
- totally
- utterly
- achingly
- unco
- roaringly
- beastly
- supremely
- completely
- enormously
- positively
- mortally
- thoroughly
- eminently
- sorely
- mightily
- archly
- noticeably
- deeply
- vastly
- blisteringly
- entirely
- majorly
- ever
- right
- visibly
- colossally
- significantly
- considerably
- downright
- wholly
- as all get-out
- substantially
- notably
- obviously
- profoundly
- fully
- radically
- purely
- palpably
- discernibly
- markedly
- plainly
- extensively
- appreciably
- altogether
- excessively
- overmuch
- flat-out
- plentifully
- grandly
- obscenely
- monumentally
- monstrously
- astonishingly
- abundantly
- amazingly
- astronomically
- staggeringly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- somewhat
- slightly
- just
- nominally
- scarcely
- barely
- negligibly
- hardly
- marginally
- scantily
- minimally
- meagerly
rattling
3 of 3verb
1
as in clattering
to make a series of short sharp noises the children tromped through the kitchen, making the plates on the shelf rattle Synonyms & Similar Words
- clattering
- clacking
- clicking
- clinking
- clashing
- chirping
- clanking
- clanging
- crashing
- sputtering
- chinking
- racketing
- clopping
- spattering
- clop-clopping
- clip-cloping
2
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation busily rattling away about our vacation plans, we didn't listen to the announcements and missed our flight Synonyms & Similar Words
- chatting
- talking
- chattering
- conversing
- prattling
- jabbering
- gabbling
- prating
- cackling
- pattering
- babbling
- discussing
- chaffering
- blabbing
- nattering
- rapping
- gabbing
- palavering
- chinning
- schmoozing
- jawing
- visiting
- gassing
- blowing smoke
- twittering
- chewing the rag
- kibitzing
- gossiping
- running on
- talking a blue streak
- kibbitzing
- tattling
- chewing the fat
- yapping
- shooting the breeze
- shmoozing
- yammering
- descanting
- expatiating
- yakking
- yacking
3
as in rambling
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point she rattled on and on about all her European shopping trips, but I wasn't really listening Synonyms & Similar Words
- rambling
- wandering
- chattering
- chatting
- going on
- straying
- deviating
- maundering
- blathering (on)
- running on
- digressing
- running one's mouth
- drooling
- burbling
- prating
- prattling
- jabbering
- pattering
- gabbling
- gibbering
- blabbering
- sidetracking
- gabbing
- waffling
- blithering
- blabbing
- drivelling
- driveling
- bumbling
4
as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress don't let a little mistake rattle you while you're playing during the piano recital Synonyms & Similar Words
- embarrassing
- flustering
- confusing
- disconcerting
- bothering
- unsettling
- abashing
- disturbing
- discomfiting
- upsetting
- mortifying
- fazing
- discountenancing
- distressing
- disquieting
- nonplussing
- agitating
- unhinging
- discomforting
- confounding
- perturbing
- nonplusing
- humiliating
- dismaying
- discomposing
- chagrining
- putting off
- degrading
- shaming
- debasing
- humbling
- demeaning
- putting out
- queering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- relieving
- comforting
- soothing
- calming
- consoling
- reassuring
- encouraging
- cheering
- assuring
- buoying
- emboldening
- heartening