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- pronunciation:
- ril
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
reels, reeling, reeled |
| definition 1: |
to waver or be thrown back.
The troops reeled under the bombardment.- similar words:
- stagger
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| definition 2: |
to sway or stagger, as from fatigue or intoxication.
The exhausted runner was reeling after the marathon.- similar words:
- lurch, stagger, teeter
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| definition 3: |
to turn in circles; whirl.
We twirled so fast that the room seemed to reel around us.- similar words:
- circle
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| definition 4: |
to feel dizzy, as from whirling.
I have to sit down because my head is reeling.- similar words:
- swirl, turn, whirl
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| related words: |
groan, revolve, stumble, sway, tumble, turn, vacillate, whirl |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to reel.
- similar words:
- stagger
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act, movement, or sensation of reeling.
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| related words: |
whirl |
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