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rattle on
verb
talk incessantly and tiresomely
Syn: ↑yack, ↑jaw, ↑yack away, ↑yap away
Derivationally related forms: ↑yack (for: ↑yack)
Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak, ↑utter, ↑mouth, ↑verbalize, ↑verbalise
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Sam and Sue rattle on

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ˌrattle ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rattle on he/she/it rattles on present participle rattling on past tense rattled on past participle rattled on] informal phrasal verb
to talk quickly and for a long time
Thesaurus: to talk continuously and too muchsynonym
Main entry: rattle

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rattle on [phrasal verb]
informal : to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or important
— often + about

Grandpa would rattle on [=go on] about his childhood for hours.

She rattled on and on about the party. [=she talked for a long time about the party]

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Main Entry:rattle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.