to reel
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4.6
- verb
- /ril/
:
tambalearse
- A series of grisly crime scenes has the sleepy fishing hamlet of Angel Grove reeling.
- reel back
- send reeling
- reel backward
Examples
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The figure stepped down the bank, reeling slightly as if exhausted or wounded.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then Hector gave Brandon a shove that sent him reeling against one of the seats.
Fiction book (1995) -
I turned away and felt myself reel, as if I'd stared too directly at the sun.
Fiction book (1997) -
The light almost blinded him, and he reeled back against the wall, shading his eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some of us are still reeling from recent failures, social rejections, bad grades, insecurities, and hey, even senior spring.
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Archer headbutts Castor, who reels, snagging his leg around the chain.
Fiction book (1997) -
By late October of 41 London was reeling under a hailstorm of German bombs called the Blitz, and life in America was energised with the knowledge of what was inevitable.
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After the sudden announcement, he began to reel backward, struggling to regain his balance.
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The unexpected news made her reel with disbelief, as she tried to comprehend what had just happened.
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As the roller coaster plunged downwards, I could feel my stomach reel from the sudden drop.
Synonyms
129
1.6
To trip or lose balance while walking and almost fall
49
4.0
Walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
34
5.6
To move suddenly and unsteadily, often forward or to one side
20
7.7
Move quickly and out of control, often from side to side
11
4.8
To walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
4
5.6
To move or lean in a way that looks like it might fall
To walk in a wobbly way as if about to fall
To walk with small, unsteady steps
To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reel meaning to walk unsteadily comes from how you move after spinning or being hit; you stagger as if still 'turning', which is why reel can mean to move in an unsteady way.