reel
verb/riːl/
/riːl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they reel | /riːl/ /riːl/ |
| he / she / it reels | /riːlz/ /riːlz/ |
| past simple reeled | /riːld/ /riːld/ |
| past participle reeled | /riːld/ /riːld/ |
| -ing form reeling | /ˈriːlɪŋ/ /ˈriːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move in a very unsteady way, for example because you are drunk or have been hit synonym stagger
- I punched him on the chin, sending him reeling backwards.
- She was reeling after several glasses of wine.
- He reeled under the blow.
Extra Examples- He reeled back against the wall.
- She reeled away from us.
- The blow sent him reeling backwards.
- He was reeling now, clutching the table to stop himself from falling.
- The pair went reeling along the street.
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- [intransitive] reel (at/from/with something) to feel very shocked or upset about something
- I was still reeling from the shock.
Extra Examples- The country was still reeling from the earthquake.
- I was reeling with shock.
- My brain was still reeling under the impact of this news.
- Her mind reeled at the possibilities.
- [intransitive] to seem to be turning round and round
- When he opened his eyes, the room was reeling.
- The mixture of sights and smells made her senses reel.
Word OriginOld English hrēol, denoting a rotating device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.
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