rattle off

Definition

To list or recite quickly.

Example Sentences

• "When I suggested it, he promptly rattled off a dozen reasons that it wouldn't work."
• "When he was 14, he could name all the Bond girls. Can he still? / He rattles off the names, from Honey Ryder to Pussy Galore to Domino to Kissy Suzuki. He said he toyed with the idea of playing James Bond and had a conversation about it at one point, but he asked if it could be a black-and-white period piece set in the ’50s."
• "She that vvould ſometimes rattle off her Servants pretty ſharply, novv if ſhe ſavv them drink, or heard them talk profanely, never took any notice of it."