to make or cause to make a rapid succession of short sharp clinking, knocking, or jangling sounds, usu as a result of being shaken or buffeted

to move with a rattling sound clatter or rattle

(often + on) to chatter incessantly and aimlessly

(+ about/around) to live in or occupy a house, building, etc that is too large

to cause (something) to make a rattling sound

informal to upset (somebody) to the point of loss of poise and composure

The team allowed themselves to become rattled by the umpiring — Guardian

(+ off) to say or perform (something) in a brisk lively fashion

She rattled off a long list of examples

a rattling sound

a device that produces a rattling sound, esp a child's toy

the sound-producing organ on a rattlesnake's tail

a throat noise caused by air passing through mucus and heard esp at the approach of death