[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rattle \rat"tle\ ra^t"t'l, v. i. imp.  p. p. rattled
   -t'ld; p. pr.  vb. n. rattling -tli^ng. akin to d.
   ratelen, g. rasseln, as. hraetele a rattle, in
   hraetelwyrt rattlewort; cf. gr. kradai`nein to swing, wave.
   cf. rail a bird.
   1. to make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,
      as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies
      shaken together; to clatter.
      1913 webster

            and the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

            't was but the wind,
            or the car rattling o'er the stony street. --byron.
      1913 webster

   2. to drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as,
      we rattled along for a couple of miles. colloq.
      1913 webster

   3. to make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and
      idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on
      for an hour. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
rattled rattling rail 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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, howlinga, marvelous,
             marvellous, rattlinga, 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 as might be heard with
         a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders;
         "the death rattle" syn: rattle, rale
     adv : 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" syn: very, really, real
see also:
fantastic howlinga marvelous marvellous rattlinga terrific 
tremendous wonderful wondrous brisk lively 
merry snappy spanking zippy rattle 
rale very really real 

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