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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