Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rattle around

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
rat-tle around
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Questions

What does rattle around mean?
To take up little space in a house or other building that one occupies; to live somewhere that is needlessly spacious.

How to pronounce rattle around

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “rattle around”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “rattle around”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “rattle around” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.