as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
I'd go nuts if I had to endure the rattle of that bottling plant every day
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
busily rattling away about our vacation plans, we didn't listen to the announcements and missed our flight
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as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
she rattled on and on about all her European shopping trips, but I wasn't really listening
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as in to embarrass
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
don't let a little mistake rattle you while you're playing during the piano recital
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Recent Examples of rattle
Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
With pre-election polling pointing to a strong election win for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, Canadians suddenly rattled by Trump and his tariffs wars instead have sent Carney and the Liberals back to power in Ottawa.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
The on-again-off-again tariff announcements have rattled investors, wiping out trillions in value from stock markets and frustrating business leaders who are struggling to make business decisions without knowing how much goods will cost in the long run.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
With pre-election polling pointing to a strong election win for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, Canadians suddenly rattled by Trump and his tariffs wars instead have sent Carney and the Liberals back to power in Ottawa.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattle
Noun
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When Golden took the stage, there was a roar of cheers and fireworks exploded over the city.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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While the roar of the engines and smell of burning rubber are very familiar to fans of stock car racing, there’s a distinct allure about NHRA events.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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He was injured when Antonio Nusa, his then team-mate at Club Bruges, clattered into him during a game.—
Adam Leventhal,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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The topic of Rocky and Ri’s sneaky style swapping first came up as the former was chatting about being unafraid to wear traditionally feminine clothing.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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Supporters come to Maiden Castle from 9am on matchdays for tea and bacon sandwiches, to chat and be together.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Prompting for mental health discourse by the user tends to be longer, denser, rambling at times, etc., which is quite a contrast to generic general-purpose AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tansy produces rambling, ferny foliage and golden yellow button-like blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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O’Neil had shown a more ruthless streak in dealing with Lemina, stripping the midfielder of the captaincy after those embarrassing post-match scenes at West Ham.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Punk proceeded to beatdown and embarrass McIntyre, leading to Priest cashing in his Money in the Bank contract and winning the title from McIntyre.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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One appeal of the group’s messaging is its peculiarly British sensibility; the statements tend to cut through the noise.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such evidence could support the view that incessant loud noise amounts to torture or cruel treatment towards cetaceans, in turn galvanizing support for a new right to be free from such harm.—
David Gruber,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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At private dinners throughout Rome and at formal gatherings of hundreds of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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And the competition has become fierce: Never in human history have there been so many people talking to so many other people for public consumption, entertainment or education, on podcasts and panels and personal appearances.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Rattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattle. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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