rattle around — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms rattle around : present tense I/you/we/they rattle around he/she/it rattles around present participle rattling around past tense rattled around past participle rattled around to live or work in a… … English dictionary
rattle around — PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them. [V P in n] We don t want to move, but we re rattling around in our large house. [Also V P n] … English dictionary
rattle around something — ˌrattle aˈround | ˌrattle aˈround sth derived (informal) to be living, working, etc. in a room or building that is too big • She spent the last few years alone, rattling around the old family home. Main entry: ↑rattlederived … Useful english dictionary
rattle — rattle1 [rat′ l] vi. rattled, rattling [ME ratelen, prob. of WGmc echoic orig., akin to Ger rasseln] 1. to make a series of sharp, short sounds in quick succession 2. to go or move with such sounds [a wagon rattling over the stones] 3. to talk… … English World dictionary
rattle — rat|tle1 [ˈrætl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen] 1.) [I and T] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds ▪ Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to shake, or make something shake, with quick repeated knocking noises: The windows rattled in the wind. | The beggar was rattling coins in an old mug. 2 (I) to move quickly, making a rattling noise (+ along/past/over etc): The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — I UK [ˈræt(ə)l] / US verb Word forms rattle : present tense I/you/we/they rattle he/she/it rattles present participle rattling past tense rattled past participle rattled 1) a) [intransitive] if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking… … English dictionary
rattle — [[t]ræ̱t(ə)l[/t]] rattles, rattling, rattled 1) V ERG When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard. She slams the kitchen door so hard I… … English dictionary
rattle — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, Klaxon, abash, abate, addle, addle the wits, agitate, agreeable rattle, assault, attenuate, babble, babbler, ball up, battery, bear, bear upon, becloud, bedazzle, bedlam, befuddle, bells, bewilder,… … Moby Thesaurus
rattle about — intransitive verb : to rattle around … Useful english dictionary
