rattle off
phrasal verb
rattled off; rattling off; rattles off
informal
: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory
She rattled off the names of all 50 states.
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The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers have rattled off a bunch of wins lately, too, so the Guardians haven’t gained much ground, despite winning nine of 10.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Razorbacks had a 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Denver rattled off a 4-1 spurt to take the lead for good.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Over the past 20 years of Black List darlings and Edgar Wright rip-offs, the American film industry has established a new archetype of cinema filled with quippy antiheroes, gory allegories for domestic strife, and character actors rattling off reference humor.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The TikTok user rattles off several introductions for special guests, dressed in all black and sunglasses.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Razorbacks had a 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Denver rattled off a 4-1 spurt to take the lead for good.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Over the past 20 years of Black List darlings and Edgar Wright rip-offs, the American film industry has established a new archetype of cinema filled with quippy antiheroes, gory allegories for domestic strife, and character actors rattling off reference humor.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The TikTok user rattles off several introductions for special guests, dressed in all black and sunglasses.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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