Word info

rattle around

Verb

Meaning

rattle around (third-person singular simple present rattles around, present participle rattling around, simple past and past participle rattled around)

(informal) To take up little space in a house or other building that one occupies; to live somewhere that is needlessly spacious.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around. Tom Wolfe

Drawer inserts — and I don’t mean for utensils, I mean individual little inserts combined to customize the space to your needs — split up the area so everything fit neatly and didn’t rattle around. Source: Internet

Colorful balls rattle around this large lightweight inflatable roller providing stimulating sensory feedback and motivation as babies push roll and play. Source: Internet

The calibrated plugs fit nice and tight and do not rattle around. Source: Internet

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