- rattle about
- intransitive verb
: to rattle around
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rattle about
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rattle about/around in — be in or occupy (an unnecessarily large space). → rattle … English new terms dictionary
RATTLE — is an award winning poetry magazine based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1994, the magazine is published by the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation [ [http://fcfox.org/] Web page titled Media Projects at the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation… … Wikipedia
rattle — ► VERB 1) make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking or clinking sounds. 2) move or travel while making such sounds. 3) (rattle about/around in) be in or occupy (too large a space). 4) informal make nervous, worried, or… … English terms dictionary
rattle — verb 1》 make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds. ↘move or travel with a knocking sound: trains rattled past. 2》 informal make nervous, worried, or irritated. 3》 (rattle about/around in) be in or occupy (an… … English new terms dictionary
Rattle — Rat tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy, rapid talk. [1913 Webster] All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit. Hakewill. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rattle someone's cage — (informal) To stir someone up to anger or excitement • • • Main Entry: ↑rattle * * * rattle someone’s cage humorous phrase to make someone angry or upset Who rattled his cage? Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
rattle on (about something) — ˌrattle ˈon (about sth) derived (informal) to talk continuously about sth that is not important or interesting, especially in an annoying way Main entry: ↑rattlederived … Useful english dictionary
rattle someone's cage — rattle (someone s) cage to make someone angry on purpose, often in order to make them seem silly. She tried to rattle his cage with questions about his failed army career … New idioms dictionary
rattle cage — rattle (someone s) cage to make someone angry on purpose, often in order to make them seem silly. She tried to rattle his cage with questions about his failed army career … New idioms dictionary
rattle on — rattle away rattling on about her grandchildren Syn: prattle, babble, chatter, prate, go on, jabber, gibber, ramble; informal gab, yak, yap … Thesaurus of popular words
