Overview of noun rattling

The noun rattling has 1 sense

• 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")

Overview of verb rattle

The verb rattle has 2 senses

• rattle -- (make short successive sounds)


• rattle -- (shake and cause to make a rattling noise)

Overview of adj rattling

The adj rattling has 2 senses

• 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")


• 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")

Overview of adv rattling

The adv rattling has 1 sense

• 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")