herunter|rattern
Translation
to rattle off, to reel off
Examples
Er kann das Gedicht einfach herunterrattern.
He can just rattle off the poem.
Sie ratterte die Liste der Namen herunter.
She rattled off the list of names.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to rattle off)) to rattle sth. off She rattled off the list of names.
Similar Words
herunterleiern (to drone on), aufsagen (to recite)
Etymology
From 'herunter' (down) + 'rattern' (to rattle). Evokes the image of a machine rattling something out.
Memory Tips
Picture a machine gun or an old printer rattling ('rattern') down ('herunter') a list quickly and mechanically.