reel off

Other forms: reeled off; reeling off; reels off

Definitions of reel off
  1. verb
    recite volubly or extravagantly
    synonyms: rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off
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    type of:
    recite
    repeat aloud from memory
  2. verb
    unwind from or as if from a reel
    synonyms: unreel
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    type of:
    reel
    wind onto or off a reel
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