rattle through

phrasal verb

rattled through; rattling through; rattles through
British
: to do (something) quickly
We rattled through the meeting.

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The Maha season refused to mark its beginning, so the sounds of the irrigation tanks clinked and rattled through the city, promising water amid the drought. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 The astrologer cleared his throat, and the sound rattled through Dev. Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Rattle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20through. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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