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reel off

VERB
rattle
Synonyms
STRONG
babble cackle chat chatter clack gab gabble gush jabber jaw list prate prattle yak
WEAK
run on run through talk a blue streak talk someone's ear off
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet
WEAK
appease placate soothe
VERB
recite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chant communicate declaim deliver enumerate explain interpret mention perform recount rehearse repeat reply speak utter
STRONG
address answer convey delineate describe detail discourse dramatize enact enlarge expatiate impart itemize parrot picture portray quote recapitulate relate render report retell soliloquize state tell
WEAK
account for give a report give an account give verbal account hold forth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal keep withhold
STRONG
ask confuse fail hide misrepresent question suppress take
VERB
tell
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advise announce confess declare disclose explain express inform instruct mention notify order report reveal say speak state summon
STRONG
acquaint apprise authorize bid command direct divulge enjoin impart leak level proclaim recite represent require utter
WEAK
break the news call upon clue in fill in give facts give out keep posted lay open leave word let in on let know let slip make known open up put before spit it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask be quiet conceal deny disavow hide keep secret question secrete suppress withhold
STRONG
deceive keep mislead
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand

Example Sentences

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But what makes her so devastating is the sheer volume of 3-pointers she can reel off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Could you reel off a list of four?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Spokesmen now reel off some statistics—she has visited 21 countries on 17 foreign trips, met with more than 150 leaders, and led the U.S. delegation at three Munich Security Conferences—but this doesn’t mean much.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2024

Kerber, 36, was able to break back immediately but then began to tire and an increasingly confident Raducanu was able to reel off four consecutive games to seal victory.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

When he walked in the back door at four in the afternoon, he found his family sitting in the kitchen listening to Arrabelle reel off stories of her late husband.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy