The meaning of RATTLING is lively, brisk. How to use rattling in a sentence.

rattling adjective (VERY GOOD) informal used to emphasize that something is very good, very exciting, or keeps your attention:

1. to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together.

to drive, send, bring, etc., esp. rapidly, with rattling sounds: The wind rattled the metal can across the roadway. to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner: to rattle off a list of complaints.

Definition of rattling adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Hard little kernels of sleet were rattling against the sliding glass doors that opened onto my balcony over the harbour six floors up. This was not a reception lobby that welcomed would-be …

Dec 4, 2025 · Noun [edit] rattling (plural rattlings) rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)

RATTLING definition: that rattles: rattle. See examples of rattling used in a sentence.

A rattling is a quick, often unsteady, burst of sounds. The sound of a rattlesnake is a good example of a rattling.

She rattled off the names of all 50 states. Grandpa would rattle on [= go on] about his childhood for hours. We rattled through the meeting. We heard a rattle from inside the box.