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| 1. | [ noun ] a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) | |
| Synonyms: | rattle rale | |
| Examples: | "the death rattle" |
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| Related terms: | noise crepitation_rale rattle | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | very real really | |
| Examples: | "she was very gifted" "he played very well" "a really enjoyable evening" (`real' is sometimes used informally for `really' as in "I'm real sorry about it" `rattling' is informal as in "a rattling good yarn") |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | wonderful tremendous fantastic marvelous terrific wondrous marvellous howling | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | extraordinary | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] quick and energetic | |
| Synonyms: | brisk snappy merry spanking zippy lively | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | energetic | |
| Similar spelling: |
ratlin ratline rattle_on |
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