Rattle Down (Verb)
Meaning
Recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- He rattled down the names of all the chemical elements in the periodic table.
- The tour guide rattled down the dates of the major battles of the American Civil War.
- She could rattle down the entire script of her favorite play from memory.
- The professor rattled down the key events of the French Revolution without pause.
- He rattled down the scores of every major football game of the season so far.