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(adj) alert, spanking, snappy, zippy, brisk, merry, lively
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
(adj) fantastic, marvellous, marvelous, terrific, tremendous, howling, grand, wonderful, wondrous
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
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
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
the death rattle