rattling

adjectiveverbnounnouncommon in dialogue

Lively, quick (speech, pace).

adjective

1
Lively, quick (speech, pace).
2
datedgood, fine.
a rattling good lunch
“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”
To say the truth, Sophia, when very young, discerned that Tom, though an idle, thoughtless, rattling rascal, was nobody's enemy but his own […]
'I'd like nothing better this minute,' said Mr Browne stoutly, 'than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.'

verb

1
Also a form of rattlepresent participle and gerund of rattle

noun

1
rattle (a sound made by objects shaking or vibrating against one another)

noun

1
Variant of ratlineAlternative form of ratline.

Forms

plural: rattlings
comparative: more rattling
superlative: most rattling

rats · An expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.ratted · Synonym of drunk.rattle · To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.

rattling · Lively, quick (speech, pace).

Raul · A male given name from Spanish, an Anglicized form of Spanish…rave · An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).Rave · A surname.

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