Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To list or recite quickly.

    When I suggested it, he promptly rattled off a dozen reasons that it wouldn't work.

    herunterrattern

    отбараба́ниватьotbarabánivatʹ, отбараба́нитьotbarabánitʹ, оттараба́ниватьottarabánivatʹ

    recite volubly or extravagantly

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To rail at; to scold.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. She rattled off the names of all the presidents in order.

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  2. Ziri rattled off the names of all the 58 wilayas of Algeria.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
list or recite quickly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
list or recite quickly:

Forms

rattles off, rattling off, rattled off, rattled off
Base formrattle off · to rattle off
3rd person singularrattles off
Present participlerattling off
Past simplerattled off
Past participlerattled off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrattle off
he, she, itrattles off

Past simpleLesson

all personsrattled off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rattled off
he, she, ithas rattled off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rattle off

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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