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Meaning of rattling

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rattling
      adv 1: 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" [syn: {very}, {really}, {real}, {rattling}]
      adj 1: 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" [syn:
             {fantastic}, {grand}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous},
             {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous},
             {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
      2: 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" [syn: {alert}, {brisk},
         {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
      n 1: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with
           a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the
           death rattle" [syn: {rattle}, {rattling}, {rale}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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