rattle on

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.

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“Rattle on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20on. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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