rattling
Other forms: rattlings; rattlingly
A rattling is a quick, often unsteady, burst of sounds. The sound of a rattlesnake is a good example of a rattling.
You know how a baby rattle sounds? That kind of quick collection of sounds can be called a rattling. A rattling is disjointed and fast. Some machines — like a car engine — make a rattling sound when they're broken. The rattling of a rattlesnake’s tail is a sign you could be in serious danger from this venomous snake. Sometimes a doctor will hear a rattling in the lungs that indicates a respiratory illness. A rattling can also be called a rattle.
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quick and energetic
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extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers“had a rattling conversation about politics”synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, incredible, marvellous, marvelous, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousextraordinarybeyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
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used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
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a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)types:crepitation ralethe crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failuretype of:noisesound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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