rattling

¹rat·tling

adj \ˈrat-liŋ\

Definition of RATTLING

1

: lively, brisk <moved at a rattling pace>

2

: extraordinarily good : splendid

— rat·tling·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of RATTLING

1. <we drove off at a rattling pace>

First Known Use of RATTLING

1560

Related to RATTLING

Synonyms: blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, fast, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy

Antonyms: slow

Related Words: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms: crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow

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Rhymes with RATTLING

fatling, flatling