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

Synonym(s): rattle, rale

Hypernym(s): noise

· make short successive sounds

Hypernym(s): sound, go

· shake and cause to make a rattling noise

Hypernym(s): shake, agitate

· 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"

Synonym(s): fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous

· 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"

Synonym(s): alert, brisk, lively, merry, snappy, spanking, zippy

· 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"

Synonym(s): very, really, real