rattling
ADVERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/rætlɪn/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
rattling is a valid 8-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1T1T1L1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does rattling mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal.
“a rattling good yarn”
SYNONYMS
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
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NARROWER
RELATED
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Quick and energetic.
“traveling at a rattling rate”
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2
Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
“had a rattling conversation about politics”
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