Crossword clues for reel off
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive idiomatic English) To list effortlessly and quickly. 2 (context transitive idiomatic English) To produce (e.g. a performance), in an effortless manner.
WordNet
v. unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape" [syn: unreel]
recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" [syn: rattle down, rattle off, spiel off, roll off]
Usage examples of "reel off".
The Jackal then began to reel off the eight major departments in question, and as each was named successively, there was an enthusiastic nodding of heads.
She might know by heart the coordinates of the twelve hundred-odd artifacts scattered through the whole spiral arm, and she could reel off the current state of knowledge concerning each one.
Before I took the reel off, out of curiosity, I glanced at the page she was on and the name Avramody jumped out at me.
Theyve advanced mentalic procedures to the point where They can reel off the micro-electronic pattern of the brain and focus it on the positronic pathways of the robot.
They've advanced mentalic procedures to the point where They can reel off the micro-electronic pattern of the brain and focus it on the positronic pathways of the robot.
The Lydia was a good ship to reel off seven and a half knots in that breeze, even though her best point of sailing was with the wind on her quarter.
He redialed Tiptop as the stockbroker continued to reel off the closing prices.
After reflecting for a minute, he proceeded to reel off a lengthy list of the most outrageous, expensive and exotic delicacies he could think of.