What is "rattling" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does rattling mean in English? Meaning of rattling definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "rattling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rattling": a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

Noun

  • Meaning: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
  • Example: the death rattle
  • Synonyms: rale rattle rattling
  • Hyponyms: crepitation rale
  • Hypernyms: noise
  • Meaning of "rattling": extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

    Adjective

  • Meaning: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
  • Example: 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 marvellous marvelous rattling terrific tremendous wonderful wondrous
  • Similar: extraordinary
  • Meaning of "rattling": used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

    Adverb

  • Meaning: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
  • Example: she was very gifted he played very well a really enjoyable evening I'm real sorry about it a rattling good yarn
  • Synonyms: rattling real really very
  • Meaning of "rattling": quick and energetic

    Adjective

  • Meaning: quick and energetic
  • Example: a brisk walk in the park a lively gait a merry chase traveling at a rattling rate a snappy pace a spanking breeze
  • Synonyms: alert brisk lively merry rattling snappy spanking zippy
  • Similar: energetic
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