Meaning of rattle off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To list or recite quickly.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. To rail at; to scold.
   obsolete, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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