rattling in English dictionary

  • rattling

    Meanings and definitions of "rattling"

    • lively, quick (speech, pace)
    • rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
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    • Present participle of rattle.
    • adjective
      Lively, quick (speech, pace).
    • adjective
      (dated, intensifier)
      good, fine.
    • noun
      rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
    • noun
      (nautical)
      Alternative form of [i]ratline[/i]
    • verb
      present participle of [i]rattle[/i]
    • adjective
      quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
    • adverb
      used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
    • noun
      a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"

    Synonyms of "rattling" in English dictionary

    merry, rattle, spanking are the top synonyms of "rattling" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rattling

    • rattling ( comparative more rattling, superlative most rattling)
    • rattling ( plural  rattlings)
    • rattling (comparative more rattling, superlative most rattling)
    • rattling (plural rattlings)
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