Dictionary Definition
rattling adj
1 extraordinarily good; 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" [syn: fantastic, howling(a),
marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a),
terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous]
2 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" [syn: brisk, lively, merry, snappy, spanking, zippy] n : a rapid series of short
loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of
respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" [syn: rattle, rale] adv : 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" [syn: very, really, real]
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Verb
rattling- Present participle of to rattle.