rapid-fire

🇺🇸 /ˌræpɪd ˈfaɪər/ 🇬🇧 /ˌræpɪd ˈfaɪə(r)/
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adjective
R

said very quickly, with little pause between words

The comedian delivered a rapid-fire set of jokes that left the audience in stitches.

R

firing bullets very quickly, one after the other

The rapid-fire machine gun was devastating against the enemy forces.

translation

adj. said very quickly, with little pause between words; firing bullets very quickly, one after the other