rattling
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
- had a rattling conversation about politics
Similar word(s): extraordinary, fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, raging
2. (of speech or movement) lively, quick.
- talking at a rattling rate
Similar word(s): energetic, alert, brisk, lively, merry, snappy, spanking, zippy
Sentences with rattling as an adjective:
- a rattling good lunch
adverb
1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
- a rattling good yarn
noun
1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- the death rattle
verb
1. present participle of rattle