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rattling rattling definition

rattling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rattle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  rattle 
 
  Sense  1 
  rattle 
  =>  ruckle 
  =>  crepitate,  crackle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rattle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  rattle 
 
  Sense  1 
  rattle 
  =>  ruckle 
  =>  crepitate,  crackle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  rattle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  rattle 
 
  2  senses  of  rattle 
 
  Sense  1 
  rattle 
  =>  sound,  go 
  Also  See->  rattle  off#1;  rattle  down#1;  rattle  on#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  rattle 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  rattle 
 
  rattle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  rattle 
 
  Sense  1 
  rattle 
  =>  sound,  go 
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  Sense  2 
  rattle 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  rattling 
  rattling 
  saber  rattling 
  sabre  rattling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rattling 
 
  The  noun  rattling  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  rattle,  rattling,  rale  --  (a  rapid  series  of  short  loud  sounds  (as  might  be  heard  with  a  stethoscope  in  some  types  of  respiratory  disorders);  "the  death  rattle") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rattle 
 
  The  verb  rattle  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  rattle  --  (make  short  successive  sounds) 
  2.  (3)  rattle  --  (shake  and  cause  to  make  a  rattling  noise) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  rattling 
 
  The  adj  rattling  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fantastic,  howling,  marvelous,  marvellous,  rattling,  terrific,  tremendous,  wonderful,  wondrous  --  (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") 
  2.  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  rattling 
 
  The  adv  rattling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  very  really,  real,  rattling  --  (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")) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  rattling 
 
  2  senses  of  rattling 
 
  Sense  1 
  fantastic,  howling(postnominal),  marvelous,  marvellous,  rattling(postnominal),  terrific,  tremendous,  wonderful,  wondrous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  extraordinary)  ->  ordinary 
 
  Sense  2 
  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  energetic)  ->  lethargic,  unergetic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  rattling 
 
  2  senses  of  rattling 
 
  Sense  1 
  fantastic,  howling(postnominal),  marvelous,  marvellous,  rattling(postnominal),  terrific,  tremendous,  wonderful,  wondrous 
  =>  extraordinary  (vs.  ordinary) 
 
  Sense  2 
  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy 
  =>  energetic  (vs.  lethargic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  rattling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  rattling 
 
  rattling  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  rattling 
  prattling 
  rattling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rattling 
 
  The  noun  rattling  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  rattle,  rattling,  rale  --  (a  rapid  series  of  short  loud  sounds  (as  might  be  heard  with  a  stethoscope  in  some  types  of  respiratory  disorders);  "the  death  rattle") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rattle 
 
  The  verb  rattle  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  rattle  --  (make  short  successive  sounds) 
  2.  (3)  rattle  --  (shake  and  cause  to  make  a  rattling  noise) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  rattling 
 
  The  adj  rattling  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fantastic,  howling,  marvelous,  marvellous,  rattling,  terrific,  tremendous,  wonderful,  wondrous  --  (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") 
  2.  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  rattling 
 
  The  adv  rattling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  very  really,  real,  rattling  --  (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")) 



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