rattle off

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rattle off

verb rattles off · rattling off · rattled off

  1. idiomatic, transitive To list or recite quickly. When I suggested it, he promptly rattled off a dozen reasons that it wouldn't work.
  2. obsolete, transitive To rail at; to scold. 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.

Similar: reel off, trot out, rhyme off

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Similar: reel off, trot out, rhyme off

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@misc{rattle_off_2026,
  title = {rattle off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rattle%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}