reel off

verb

reeled off; reeling off; reels off

transitive verb

1

: to tell or recite readily and usually at length

reel off a few jokes to break the ice

2

: to chalk up usually as a series

Synonyms

• recite
• repeat
• say

Examples of reel off in a Sentence

he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing

her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years

Recent Examples on the Web

But the offense went stale for the next 3:35, opening the door for Michigan State to reel off seven unanswered points, including the first five by Richardson. —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025

After getting roughed up in a blowout loss at Purdue last month, the Wolverines adjusted and reeled off six wins in a row to climb into first place. —Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Significantly, the Caravan have reeled off seven straight wins since that game. —Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025

After that initial 12-0 run to begin the game, Evergreen scored the next eight points only to see M-A reel off 10 in a row to make it 22-8. —Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reel off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

reel off

verb

: to tell or recite rapidly and easily

reeled off the right answers