rattle on

phrasal verb

rattled on; rattling on; rattles on

informal

: to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or important

He rattled on (and on), but I tuned him out.

—often + about

She rattled on about her sister's children.

Examples of rattle on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The larger, a 3.4 magnitude event, was detected two days ago, while the other, at magnitude 3.3, rattled on January 17. —Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026

The woman rattles on like a coffee grinder. —Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Joe then rattled on about his own former debate performances. —ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025

The continent’s record-breaking visitor numbers are now straining local resources and sparking a backlash from residents as the familiar sight of suitcases rattling on cobblestones and selfie-snappers jostling for position has become a symbol of the strain. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

The stocks of major Detroit carmakers, which build some of their vehicles in Canada and Mexico, were rattled on Wall Street. —Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for rattle on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon