adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
2. 2
   Alternative form of ratline. alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rattle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Lively, quick (speech, pace).
2. 2
   good, fine. dated, emphatic, intensifier

   "a rattling good lunch"

Adjective

1. 1
   quick and energetic wordnet
2. 2
   extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   used to give emphasis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alertbriskchatterclackclatterclatter

Example

More examples

"Everything on top of the table started rattling when the earthquake hit."

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