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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