With one foot, Roosevelt gently rattled the chair that he had pushed away from the table for the dog.

Birn-baum's cup gently rattled in the saucer.

Abruptly the curtain shivered and rippled, gently rattling the bearings in the overhead track, and a cool breeze swept around the room, ruffling his hair.

He stared at his drink a moment, gently rattling the ice cubes against the sides of the glass.

The tea-tray stood ready and the kettle was just gently rattling its lid.

The winds picked up, and the tin roof on the back porch began to gently rattle.

Now and then, the palm fronds gently rattled, like castanets.

Even those on the highest shelves rattled gently as she passed.

When the wind stirred it, the beads rattled gently and a small bell chimed.

Barr's right handcuff was rattling gently against the cot rail.