reeling

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/ɹiːlɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To wind on a reel.
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.“He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.”
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.

noun

The motion of something that reels.

Related words

Synonyms

lurch stagger waggle swag wamble whirl gyrate bobbin spool careen virginia reel spin keel scottish reel spin around reeler

Associated

cocoon silk twisting fallout threads devastating kite doubling revelations betrayal revelation spinning

Rhymes

appealing feeling unfeeling freewheeling healing revealing concealing heling unappealing shieling

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