rattling
adjective
[ ˈratlɪŋ ]
• making a series of knocking sounds.
• "a rattling old lift"
• very good of its kind (used for emphasis).
• "a rattling good story"
rattle
verb
• make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds.
• "the roof rattled with little gusts of wind"
• make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated.
• "she turned quickly, rattled by his presence"
Similar:
unnerve,
disconcert,
disturb,
fluster,
shake,
perturb,
discompose,
discomfit,
discountenance,
make nervous,
put off,
throw off balance,
ruffle,
agitate,
put off one's stroke,
upset,
frighten,
scare,
faze,
throw,
get to,
Origin:
Middle English: related to Middle Dutch and Low German ratelen, of imitative origin.
