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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Josh Allen tossed 163 yards and a touchdown, while star running back James Cook rattled off 216 yards and two touchdowns.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Paulsen answered every one of Shanahan’s questions correctly, then rattled off the assignments for the guards and center, too.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The Mean Green would rattle off 37 unanswered points in the game’s final 21 minutes, crushing any hopes of a respectable scoreboard.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Then, the Cougars flipped a switch and rattled off 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Paulsen answered every one of Shanahan’s questions correctly, then rattled off the assignments for the guards and center, too.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The Mean Green would rattle off 37 unanswered points in the game’s final 21 minutes, crushing any hopes of a respectable scoreboard.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Then, the Cougars flipped a switch and rattled off 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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