as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
we drove off at a rattling pace
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as in extremely
to a great degree
a rattling good storyteller
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as in clattering
to make a series of short sharp noises
the children tromped through the kitchen, making the plates on the shelf rattle
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as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
busily rattling away about our vacation plans, we didn't listen to the announcements and missed our flight
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as in rambling
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
she rattled on and on about all her European shopping trips, but I wasn't really listening
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as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
don't let a little mistake rattle you while you're playing during the piano recital
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Recent Examples of rattling
Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2020
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Here a number of the emigrants who arrived late were stowed away on a rattling floor of cane, covered with hides.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2020
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Digital marketing agencies focused on niche markets With the rapid growth of the influencer market and rising demand for video content creation, digital marketing agencies are a smart business choice.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Can-Am claims a rapid top-up to 80% capacity in 50 minutes over Level 2 charging.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
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The recovery process will be extremely expensive and emotionally challenging in the months and years to come.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Indications include the way that the video is taken from extremely close to the tank at low level, and the operator display which is typical of FPVs rather than scouts.David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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They were spotted smiling, chatting and generally enjoying themselves.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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And what were Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning and Kate Beckinsale chatting about?Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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Their brisk, lively, and skeptical history of subversion starts with ancient times, stops off in early modern Europe before moving on to recent centuries, and ends with a look forward.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Muscle strengthening is still an important way to reach your physical activity requirements for optimal bone and muscle health, and walking (especially a brisk walk) is a great supplemental activity. — AVIV JOSHUA, MS, MEDICAL EXPERT BOARD 2.Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Phoenix Suns appear to be the team pushing hardest to trade for Butler, according to league sources, but the complication is that Suns guard Bradley Beal would very likely need to be involved in that deal to make the salary cap math work.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Or, at the very least, something just to sweep us away from reality for a while.Annalise Frank, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much about his passion project itself, but rather using it as a springboard for an infinitely widespread discussion about about political, economic and social ideals.Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Spend your days absorbing its wartime history, wandering the outdoor markets, dining on seafood, rejuvenating at a spa, or hiking secluded coastal trails before lolling on the white-sand beaches.Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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Claire understands where Rachel’s mind is wandering and follows her train of thought.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
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The artist was in Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse.NBC News, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2019
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“Rattling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattling. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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