rattle off

1. Also, reel off. Utter or perform rapidly or effortlessly, often at length. For example, The treasurer rattled off the list of all those who had not paid their dues, or She reeled off song after song. The verb rattle has been used for fast talking since the late 1300s and for other kinds of fast production since the late 1800s (George Bernard Shaw wrote of “men who rattle off their copy” in a letter of 1896). The verb reel off, which alludes to unwinding from a reel, has been used figuratively since about 1830.

Example Sentences

In commentary shared with MarketWatch earlier this week, he rattled off a few other potential risks.

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Now that Michael had the opportunity to rattle off questions, his mind went blank.

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She rattled off all the locations where her WhatsApp group had spotted ICE that morning.

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Ask me any other time where to eat in Little Haiti or Little River, the Gables or the Grove, and I can rattle off places with ease.

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And the schedule gives them a good chance to rattle off a couple more wins—beginning with next week against the one-win Saints.

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