rattling

adj 1: extraordinarily good; 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}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous},

{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: {brisk}, {lively},

{merry}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]

n : a rapid series of short loud sounds [syn: {rattle}]

adv : intensifiers; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well";

"a really enjoyable evening"; (`real' is sometimes used

informally for `really' as in "I'm real sorry about

it"; `rattling' is informal as in "a rattling good

yarn") [syn: {very}, {really}, {real}]