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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Not to mention, the Gators gave up pass plays of 47, 36 and 29 yards to three different receivers as Missouri’s quarterback, Austin Simmons, rattled off 340 yards without playing much of the fourth quarter. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 In a video reviewed by a detective, Asea allegedly rattled off details about one woman’s devices and claimed to know her recent spending. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Llínas mugs the camera for laugh lines in the narration, rattles off a comically long list of Borges’ lovers, reveals halfway through that the score has been played, in part, off a toy xylophone. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 In a demo, a couple sat at a dinner table while a server rattled off a long list of specials. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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