Lively, quick (speech, pace). / (dated, intensifier) good, fine.

present participle of rattle

rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)

(nautical) Alternative form of ratline

plural of rattling

(transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking. / (transitive, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.

Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.

(historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).

simple past tense and past participle of rattle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rattle