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" ;

1. (

• rattle

) make short successive sounds ;

2. (

• rattle

) shake and cause to make a rattling noise ;

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" ;

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" ;