reelsomethingoff
phrasal verbwithreelverb[I]uk/rɪəl/us/rɪəl/
(LIST)
informal
to say alonglistof thingsquicklyand withoutstopping:
Theoldmanreeledoff thenamesof his 22grandchildren.
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- quaver
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- yak
(SPORT)
USinformal
towinseveralgamesorpointsone after the other in asportscompetition
Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- aet
- against the run of playidiom
- bag
- blowsomeoneaway
- clean
- close-run
- co-holder
- concede
- equalizer
- golden goal
- pull
- pull back
- relegation zone
- run away withsomeone
- score
- scoreboard
- scorecard
- straight
- sudden death
- walk itidiom
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Winning and defeating