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[ rat-ling ] / ˈræt lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rattling ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat rattles: a rattling door. remarkably good, lively, or fast: a rattling talk; a rattling gallop. adverbvery: a rattling good time. Origin of rattling1350–1400; Middle English ratelinge;see rattle1, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM rattlingrat·tling·ly, adverbWords nearby rattlingrattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain, rattlesnake root, rattlesnake weed, rattletrap, rattling, rattly, ratton, rattoon, rattrap, ratty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rattlingThe concrete building from which the sounds emanate shakes from the impact, rattling the colorful houses on the dirt roads nearby. Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The serial number was right,” he later said, rattling off, “20314261. The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST He speaks in broken sentences, punctuated by the sound of rattling and tribal drums. ‘Lone Ranger’ Remake and Johnny Depp’s Casting, Never a Good Idea|Allison Samuels|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Jeff Zucker blew up CNN on Tuesday, rattling nerves throughout the network. More Heads to Roll at CNN|Lloyd Grove|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for rattling
adverbinformal (intensifier qualifying something good, fine, pleasant, etc)a rattling good lunch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rattlingknock, shatter, jar, jolt, bounce, vibrate, shake, disturb, bewilder, faze, frighten, bother, unnerve, confuse, distract, confound, embarrass, scare, sound, jangle |