rattle off
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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Smalley continued to rattle off the pars and nurse his narrow lead in search of an unlikely first PGA Tour win before disaster struck on the sixth hole.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Leslie Jones, plugging her new HGTV series Roast My Rental, rattled off the names of a few of the two dozen cable networks on the roster (which ballooned after the 2022 merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery).
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Debuting this movie at Cannes was always a dream for Firstman, a cinephile who can rattle off film references with the best of them.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
After Marcus Smart’s three-point prayer rattled off the rim and Austin Reaves’ tip rolled off, LeBron James dapped up every Oklahoma City player on the court at the time one by one.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Leslie Jones, plugging her new HGTV series Roast My Rental, rattled off the names of a few of the two dozen cable networks on the roster (which ballooned after the 2022 merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery).
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Debuting this movie at Cannes was always a dream for Firstman, a cinephile who can rattle off film references with the best of them.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
After Marcus Smart’s three-point prayer rattled off the rim and Austin Reaves’ tip rolled off, LeBron James dapped up every Oklahoma City player on the court at the time one by one.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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