rattling

Animated; brisk.

Used as an intensive.

The act of making a rattle, clatter, or continuous jarring noise.

The act of berating or railing at or otherwise assailing or attacking: as, to give one a rattling.

Making or adapted for making a rattle; hence, smart; sharp; lively in action, movement, or manners: as, a rattling rider; rattling pace; a rattling game; a rattling girl.

Bewilderingly large or conspicuous: as, rattling stakes or bets.

Extremely; ‘stunning’: as, a rattling good speech.

A corruption of ratline.

lively, quick (speech, pace)

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