RATTLING: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Pronunciation: | | 'ratlin
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Matching Terms: | | rattling(a), Rattlings
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- [n] a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
- [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"
- [adj] 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"
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| Synonyms: | | brisk, energetic, lively, merry, rale, rattle, real, really, snappy, spanking, very, zippy |
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| See Also: | | crepitation rale, noise | |
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