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rhymes off

rhymes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rhyme off.

Meaning of rhyme off

Verb

rhyme off (third-person singular simple present rhymes off, present participle rhyming off, simple past and past participle rhymed off)

  1. (Canada, idiomatic, transitive) To list or recite quickly.
    • Say, that was quite a list of expenses Heffering rhymed off.1944 January 8, “Talk of the Town”, in Toronto Daily Star, Canada, page 11
  2. (transitive, African-American Vernacular, hip hop) To rap over (a piece of music).
    • He rhymed off that Lionel Richie song.
  3. (transitive) To make up rhymes concerning (a subject).
    • She rhymed off the girl's toys to entertain her.
    Synonyms:
    rattle off, reel off

Questions about rhymes off

What is rhymes off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rhymes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rhyme off.

Words near rhymes off in the dictionary

  1. rhymer
  2. rhymeries
  3. rhymers
  4. rhymery
  5. rhymes
  6. rhymes off
  7. rhymes out
  8. rhymes royal
  9. rhymes up
  10. rhymes-with-rich
  11. rhymes-with-riches

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