rattling

rat·tling  (rtlng)

adj. Informal

Animated; brisk: a rattling conversation about politics.

adv.

Used as an intensive: "the guiltless gust of a rattling good yarn" (Anthony Burgess).

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rattling [ˈrætlɪŋ]

adv

Informal (intensifier qualifying something good, fine, pleasant, etc.) a rattling good lunch

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rattling - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" rale, rattle crepitation rale - the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Adj.	1.	rattling - 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" howling, marvellous, marvelous, wonderful, wondrous, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, grand extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	rattling - 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" brisk, spanking, zippy, alert, lively, merry, snappy energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
Adv.	1.	rattling - 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" real, very, really

Translations

rattling [ˈrætlɪŋ]

A. ADJ at a rattling pace → muy rápidamente, a gran velocidad

B. ADV rattling good (esp Brit) → realmente estupendo

rattling

n (= sound) → Klappern nt; (of chains) → Rasseln nt, → Klirren nt; (of bottles) → Klirren nt; (of gunfire) → Knattern nt; (of drums) → Schlagen nt; (of hailstones) → Prasseln nt

adj → klappernd; chains → rasselnd, klirrend; bottles → klirrend; gunfire → knatternd; drums → schlagend; hailstones → prasselnd; a rattling noise → ein Klappern nt → /Rasseln nt → etc

adv rattling good (dated inf) → verdammt gut (inf)