How to Use rattle in a Sentence

rattle

1 of 2 verb
Definition of rattlenext
Synonyms for rattlenext
  • The Chug Bug can spit, dart, chug, walk-the-dog, and of course, rattle, in the water.
    — Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • As the steward poured me a white wine, the carriages rattled and swayed around the switchbacks.
    — Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
  • The screaming rattled Flores and Heller, in their tent, enough to be on high alert.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
  • All three wheels hit the runway so hard, my teeth rattled.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Wheel guns rattle, and the pit crew pull the tire warmers out from under the fenders.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The puck was three times the size of a normal puck, and filled with ball bearings that rattled loudly.
    — Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • Nickerson said the street lamps and streetlights were rattling in the wind.
    — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • And all the time, the noise rose, echoed and gathered enough strength to rattle San Siro’s ancient concrete.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • At halftime, a neck-and-neck contest tied at 2 wasn’t enough to rattle their cages.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The sighting rattled them enough that Betty reported it to the Air Force.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Gray wallpaper rattled in the wind like ashen newsprint in a dying fire.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Seats rattle as the film's wind and air effects blow into the audience.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The snake can be heard rattling its tail in the clip before the delivery man looked to his right and spotted the animal.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Doug Olexy was home from work and checking email when the blast shook his house, rattling windows and making the walls vibrate.
    — Michael Rubinkam and Ron Todt, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The bank is still down by more than half since rattling investors across the industry last week with a surprise loss.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • He's used to battling the elements and has a unique mindset that allows him not to get rattled.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Things can go wrong on interview day that have nothing to do with you but still may rattle you.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Some were at the mall that day, and others are just residents who were rattled after the shooting.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • With only 2 miles to my next water source, I was rattled by a rattlesnake in the middle of a field of tall desert grasses.
    — Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Nothing seemed to rattle him in a sport that is known for rage and aggression at high speeds from some drivers.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Many also rattle chains or flick their whips to instill fear in the spectators.
    — Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Kremer still had proper rest to toe the rubber Wednesday night at Camden Yards, and the shake-up didn’t rattle him.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The reporting about his rift with Milley seemed to have greatly rattled Trump.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2023
  • An earthquake rattled homes and buildings in the East Bay around 11:14 a.m. Saturday.
    — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • But the layoffs have rattled an entire industry of people who for years fed the promises of growth and progress.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The report found that the live rounds could be distinguished from those types of dummies, either by rattling them or by noticing the lack of a hole.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Shipyards up and down the Yangtze River, with thousands of workers, clang and rattle from dawn until far into the night.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The jet’s sale comes after the regional bank failures that rattled markets this spring.
    — Candice Choi, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Bud snaked his way inside, feinting in the middle distance and eating some shots on the way in — but nothing that rattled him.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • His cup rattled against the saucer and produced a clanging noise that permeated the tense air between us.
    — Isaiah McKinnon, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
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rattle

2 of 2 noun
  • I'd go nuts if I had to endure the rattle of that bottling plant every day.
  • Place the lid on the pot and give the pot a gentle rattle.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The owl tells him to sing and play his rattle in the morning.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The source of my rattle was a locking pin on the front brake.
    — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Safe for ages 3 months and up, the rattle is made of BPA-free plastic.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But a circlet of shells could have been a bracelet, a rattle, or both.
    — Sarah Wild, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2020
  • By midday, the rattle of Aztec anklets rang across the park along with the steady beat of drums.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Be lulled into peace by the rattle of the train on its way to Hogwarts!
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Paul made the first, missed the second and watched Embiid's long toss rattle in and out the rim at the horn.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2021
  • They were built to handle the rattles and shakes of dirt-road driving.
    — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
  • His drum beats rattle and scatter and swell, the sound bouncing off of rock.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2023
  • His life has been lived in joy with his finger on those rattle cans.
    — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The current one rattles in strong winds and often floods.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But a night off from calling football didn't stop the rattle in his voice.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In fact, there's that sort of rattle and a clang to our entire cul-de-sac, and that's mostly on us.
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
  • The sound of that tension could be heard from Rodeo Drive to Santa Ana in the rattle of compressors and the thwack-thwack of nail guns.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The whir of helicopter blades and the rattle of hand saws has been a constant on Bill Williams Mountain this fall.
    — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2020
  • From inside her house, M heard a rattle of gunfire and a chorus of screams.
    — Washington Post, 5 July 2018
  • Dancers shook leg rattles and women in white skirts and lavender coats twirled and sashayed up the street, the paint on their faces smeared and runny from the rain.
    — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Though sheets of yellow rattle and red poppies in the long grass beside the front drive, the Prince heads for the high-hedged shelter of the rose garden.
    — Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • A little two-inch yellow box of Ship matches with a healthy rattle to it.
    — Ann Wroe, The Economist, 7 Dec. 2020
  • How does this April fool feel as another decade clicks past with the deadly rattle of a snake?
    — Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Add a loud rattle, and it’s a great attractor lure for offshore bass.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Would this award-winning rattle be that much better than the many my baby had tossed aside?
    — Glamour, 6 June 2022
  • Dancers who already owned rattles were allowed to keep them.
    — Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, 22 Feb. 2019
  • The Met obtained Tsimshian rattles and Tlingit reed pipes from donors around this time.
    — Kathleen Sharp For Propublica, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • MacMillan had more than 80 clips to pull from, selecting first the percussive ones -- sounds like thumps, coughs, the shake of a rattle.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Gender-reveal cakes have a pink or blue rattle hidden in the cake’s center hole.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Old men fished along its quays despite the rattle of German machine guns.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Give the baby a dose of big-city adventure with a rattle that looks like a vintage taxicab.
    — Good Housekeeping, 16 Nov. 2022

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