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 Ducks took over from there, rattling off four straight touchdowns before the Dukes snuck in another field goal from Suarez ahead of halftime, which brought the score to 34-6.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
On the first drive, Gainwell rattled off a 38-yard run, and the Steelers never quite looked back.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
In fact, the 29-year-old has rattled off 130-plus tackles in each of his last four campaigns.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Freeland rattled off facts about bulletproof-glass windows, the private elevator, and a semi-secret train line running beneath the hotel, which was used by FDR.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
On the first drive, Gainwell rattled off a 38-yard run, and the Steelers never quite looked back.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
In fact, the 29-year-old has rattled off 130-plus tackles in each of his last four campaigns.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Freeland rattled off facts about bulletproof-glass windows, the private elevator, and a semi-secret train line running beneath the hotel, which was used by FDR.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rattle off
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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