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RATTLING: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'ratlin

Matching Terms:  rattling(a), Rattlings

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
  2. [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"
  3. [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"
 
 Synonyms: brisk, energetic, lively, merry, rale, rattle, real, really, snappy, spanking, very, zippy
 
 See Also: crepitation rale, noise

 

 

 

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