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 Words From

• rattling·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of rattling¹

1350–1400; Middle English ratelinge; rattle ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Back at the East Portland pizza party in Luuwit Park, Candace Avalos — an environmental justice activist who describes herself as a first-generation Blacktina as a daughter of Black Americans and Guatemalan immigrants – is rattling off disturbing statistics about the district.

From Salon

Hysteria over immigration and crime is simply the same old unquiet ghost that has been rattling its chains in our attic since the 19th-century nativist movements.

From Slate

Ms Spencer told the court she had heard "crying", "rattling of doors", "a lot of door slamming" and "hysterical screaming at the children" coming from the flat.

From BBC

Another previous neighbour said they heard banging and rattling sounds, often accompanied by the sounds of a child crying or screaming, the court heard.

From BBC

The nerves would have been rattling had Finland striker Fredrik Jensen not spurned two big chances at 1-0, the second after the break a shocking miss when he somehow fired over the top with the goal at his mercy.

From BBC

Related Words

• awkward
• confusing
• difficult
• disconcerting
• distressing
• disturbing
• exasperating
• inconvenient
• perplexing
• puzzling
• shameful
• ticklish
• tricky
• troublesome
• troubling
• uncomfortable
• unseemly
• upsetting
• worrisome