reel
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6.1
- noun
- /ril/
:
reel
- In an instant, the big room rang with the music of an Irish reel.
- a reel dance
- Virginia reel
- reel music
She says on the whole, I liked ballads and songs better than the jigs and reels.
- She says on the whole, I liked ballads and songs better than the jigs and reels.
Examples
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After dinner, they all sat below in the warm lamplight, singing and stomping to the old reels and hornpipes, as Kittiwake's motion rolled them rhythmically side to side.
Fiction book (1994) -
At the wedding, everyone joined together to dance the reel, filled with laughter and joy.
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"I'll teach you the reel next time," he promised.
Fiction book (1991) -
When she reached her room, she did a few steps of the reel that she'd learned the night before.
Fiction book (1991) -
The fourth graders performed the Virginia Reel, sang some songs about North Carolina, and proudly conducted personal tours of the museum.
Academic text (1998) -
The local dance hall hosts a night of traditional reels, attracting dancers from all over the region.
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During the festival, the lively reel music invited dancers onto the floor to celebrate together.
Synonyms
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A dance from a community that people learn from their grandparents
A lively Scottish folk dance with fast music and round gliding steps
A traditional Scottish group dance for eight people
A country dance where two lines of couples face each other and do lively steps
Antonyms
Compounds
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reel for the lively folk dance comes from old words about 'turning' and 'whirling', so picture dancers spinning quickly in a circle; that's why a reel is a fast, lively traditional dance.