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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\ (r[a^]t"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattled
     (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rattling (-tl[i^]ng).] [Akin to D.
     ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele a rattle, in
     hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. kradai`nein to swing, wave.
     Cf. Rail a bird.]
     1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,
        as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies
        shaken together; to clatter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'T was but the wind,
              Or the car rattling o'er the stony street. --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as,
        we rattled along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and
        idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on
        for an hour. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rattle \Rat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rattling.] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele
     a rattle, in hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. ? to swing,
     wave. Cf. Rail a bird.]
     1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,
        as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies
        shaken together; to clatter.
  
              And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.
                                                    --Addison.
  
              'T was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the
              stony street.                         --Byron.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rattling
       adj 1: extraordinarily good; 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" [syn: fantastic, howling(a), marvelous,
               marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous,
               wonderful, wondrous]
       2: 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" [syn: brisk, lively,
           merry, snappy, spanking, zippy]
       n : a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with
           a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders);
           "the death rattle" [syn: rattle, rale]
       adv : 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" [syn: very, really, real]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattling
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κροτάλισμα
     2 (μτφρ) ήχος μίζας αυτοκινήτου που δεν "παίρνει μεμιάς/με τη
  μια"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattling
     a.
     1 lively, quick (speech, pace).
     2 (lb en dated intensifier) good, fine.
     n.
     rattle (gloss: a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating
  against one another)
     vb.
     (present participle of en rattle nocat=1)
     n.
     (lb en nautical) (alternative form of en ratline)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rattling
     a.
     1 lively, quick (speech, pace).
     2 (lb en dated intensifier) good, fine.
     n.
     rattle (gloss: a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating
  against one another)
     vb.
     (present participle of en rattle nocat=1)
     n.
     (lb en nautical) (alternative form of en ratline)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rattling
     a.
     1 lively, quick (speech, pace).
     2 (lb en dated intensifier) good, fine.
     n.
     rattle (gloss: a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating
  against one another)
     vb.
     (present participle of en rattle nocat=1)
     n.
     (lb en nautical) (alternative form of en ratline)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rattling
     a.
     1 lively, quick (speech, pace).
     2 (lb en dated intensifier) good, fine.
     n.
     rattle (gloss: a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating
  against one another)
     vb.
     (present participle of en rattle nocat=1)
     n.
     (lb en nautical) (alternative form of en ratline)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rattling
     Englanti n.
     kalistaminen, kalistelu
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r attl ing e)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Rattling /ɹˈatəlɪŋ/
  الهزّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rattling /ɹˈatəlɪŋ/ 
  rachocení