reeling
/ɹiːlɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
- To make or cause to reel.
- The motion of something that reels.
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