noun
- A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders. )
- usage: "the death rattle"
verb
- Make short successive sounds.
- synonyms: rattle
- Shake and cause to make a rattling noise.
- synonyms: rattle
adjective
- Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
- Quick and energetic.
- usage: "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
adverb
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