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Added 9 October 2026

rattling

adjective

In Latin: crepitus Wiktionary

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Lively, quick (speech, pace).
good, fine.
a rattling good lunch

verb

present participle and gerund of rattle

noun

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

noun

Alternative form of ratline.

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