rattle through

verb

To do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.

“The children rattled through their prayers and hopped into bed.”

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Meanings

verbrattle through (third-person singular simple present rattles through, present participle rattling through, simple past and past participle rattled through)

present singular third person rattles through · participle present rattling through · participle past rattled through · past rattled through

  1. idiomaticTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.

    The children rattled through their prayers and hopped into bed.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rattle through,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattle%20through.

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