"rattling" in the noun sense
1. rattle, rattling, rale
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders
"the death rattle"
"rattling" in the verb sense
1. rattle
make short successive sounds
2. rattle
shake and cause to make a rattling noise
"rattling" in the adjective sense
1. fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
extraordinarily good or great used especially as intensifiers
"a fantastic trip to the Orient"
"the film was fantastic!"
"a howling success"
"a marvelous collection of rare books"
"had a rattling conversation about politics"
"a tremendous achievement"
2. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
quick and energetic
"a brisk walk in the park"
"a lively gait"
"a merry chase"
"traveling at a rattling rate"
"a snappy pace"
"a spanking breeze"
"rattling" in the adverb sense
1. very, really, real, rattling
used as intensifiers `real' is sometimes used informally for `really' `rattling' is informal
"she was very gifted"
"he played very well"
"a really enjoyable evening"
"I'm real sorry about it"
"a rattling good yarn"
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