rattling

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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
  Synonyms: rattle, rale

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The adjective rattling has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers
  Synonyms: fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous

Meaning #2: quick and energetic
  Synonyms: brisk, lively, merry, snappy, spanking, zippy

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The adverb rattling has one meaning:

Meaning #1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
  Synonyms: very, really, real

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - raslende, skramlende, hurtig, god
adv. - rigtig god

idioms:

• rattling good    rigtig god

Nederlands (Dutch)
ratelend, rammelend, vlot

Français (French)
adj. - bruyant, rauque, cliquetant, à vive allure
adv. - de tout premier ordre (un repas, etc) (arch)

idioms:

• rattling good    de tout premier ordre (arch)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - flott, rasselnd
adv. - erstaunlich

idioms:

• rattling good    (ugs.) verdammt gut

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θορυβώδης, (καθομ.) αχτύπητος

idioms:

• rattling good    πάρα πολύ καλό

Italiano (Italian)
tintinnante, vivace

idioms:

• rattling good    eccellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - excelente

idioms:

• rattling good    esplêndido

Русский (Russian)
грохочущий, бойкий

idioms:

• rattling good    здорово

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rápido, muy bueno, estupendo, ruidoso, animado
adv. - rápidamente, en forma animada, estupendamente

idioms:

• rattling good    realmente estupendo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skramlande, vild (fart), förstklassig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发嘎嘎声的, 很好的, 活泼的, 巨大的, 极佳, 非常, 很

idioms:

• rattling good    很好

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 發嘎嘎聲的, 很好的, 活潑的, 巨大的
adv. - 極佳, 非常, 很

idioms:

• rattling good    很好

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 딸랑 거리는, 활발한, 굉장한
adv. - 매우 , 대단히, 아주

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ガラガラ鳴る, 活発な, きびきびした, すばらしい
adv. - 非常に

idioms:

• rattling good    とてもいい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع أو نشيط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקשקש, מצויין, מהיר‬
adv. - ‮מאוד‬

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