rattling

  • (s) 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
    howling, marvellous, marvelous, wonderful, wondrous, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, grand,
  • (r) 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
    real, very, really,
  • (s) 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
    brisk, spanking, zippy, alert, lively, merry, snappy,

Nouns

  • (n) a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
    • the death rattle
    rale, rattle,

Synonyms

howling marvellous marvelous wonderful wondrous fantastic terrific tremendous grand real very really rale rattle brisk spanking zippy alert lively merry snappy

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