What does RATTLING mean?

Definitions for RATTLING
ˈræt lɪŋrat·tling

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rattle, rattling, raleadjective

    a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

    "the death rattle"

  2. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective

    extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

    "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

  3. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadverb

    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"

  4. very, really, real, rattlingadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. rattlingnoun

    rattle

  2. rattlingadjective

    lively, quick (speech, pace)

ChatGPT

  1. rattling

    Rattling is a noise or sound produced by loose or rapidly-moving objects continually hitting against each other, resembling a series of short, sharp knocks. It can be used as a noun or an adjective. As an adjective, it can describe something exceptionally good or impressive. Alternatively, it can also mean very fast or intensely.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rattling

    of Rattle

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rattling

    rat′ling, n. Same as Ratline.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RATTLING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RATTLING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of RATTLING in a Sentence

  1. Mike Clifford:

    The ground's been rattling.

  2. Gavin Parry:

    Whether or not it's mere sabre-rattling on North Korea's part the timing isn't great considering the current uncertainties in the geopolitical landscape, markets were already legging down on the Caixin services PMI, which showed deceleration in a growth sector. North Korea's provocation was just the cherry on top of a day when sentiment was already tarnished.

  3. Peter Shirlow:

    I'm not saying there won't be some sporadic violence, but simply we no longer have the conditions of 1968. During each crisis, people have sabre-rattling and said we will fall back into the past, I have never seen any evidence of that.

  4. Eric Greitens:

    Now we have Joe Biden and the far left crazies letting inflation rise faster than an auctioneer rattling off numbers.

  5. Edward Bulwer-Lytton:

    It was a dark and stormy night the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.

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