rattling

Adjective

• 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
    

• 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
    

Adverb

• 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
    

Noun

• a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
  • the death rattle
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  alert , brisk , lively , merry , snappy , spanking , zippy , very , really , real , rattle , rale