Reel | Meaning Of Reel - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 reel From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishreelreel1 /riːl/ verb [intransitive]    1 CONFUSEDto be confused or shocked by a situation  Norman’s brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm.reel from  The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat.2 (also reel back)BACK/BACKWARDS to step backwards suddenly and almost fall over, especially after being hit or getting a shock  Diane reeled back in amazement.  The force of the punch sent him reeling against the wall.3 [always + adverb/preposition]BALANCE to walk in an unsteady way and almost fall over, as if you are drunk  Andy reeled away from the bar and knocked over his stool. 4 BALANCEto seem to go around and around  The room reeled before my eyes and I fainted. → reel somebody/something ↔ in → reel something ↔ off→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusreel• A punch in his stomach sent him reeling.• The drunk reeled across the road, talking loudly to nobody.• Bowring reeled, choked, flailed his hands, tried to grab at reality, wherever it was.• When we left, Volkov was reeling from a mixture of liquor and exhaustion, but he remained in high good humor.• Sofia reeled her in for the kind quick embrace she had received in the hundreds from the older woman.• Sam reeled in a 7 pound fish.• She reeled off my 752 failings, whereas I was tongue-tied.• Birbeck reeled out into the daylight, bemused and shocked.• Cameron's brain reeled slightly under the weight of all these alternatives.• Tyrion reeled to his feet, determined to sell his life dearly. reel from• The economy was still reeling from the previous year's recession.Related topics: Daily life, Technology, Film, Danceldoce_282_creelreel2 noun [countable]    1 a) DTa round object onto which film, wire, a special string for fishing etc can be wound  a cotton reel  a fishing rod and reel b) DTthe amount that one of these objects will hold  a reel of film2 AMFone of the parts of a cinema film that is contained on a reel  the final reel3 APDa quick folk dance, especially one from Scotland or Ireland, or the music for thisExamples from the Corpusreel• He rose to his feet and struck up a reel.• a scene from the final reel of "High Noon"• Audio Masters Providing recordings of approximately 10 hours' duration on open reel tape.• And never does he mention a brand of rod, reel or line.• Carey's reel clicked slowly, then stopped.• He nodded without taking his eyes from the spiked reel rolling below him.• Reels: A freshwater spinning reel with 6-pound-test line for the bait unit.• His descriptions of everything from lures to reels to fish finders read like they are straight out of a company press release.Origin reel2 Old English hreol Quizzes Quizzes

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	reel
he, she, it	reels
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	reeled
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have reeled
he, she, it	has reeled
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had reeled
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will reel
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have reeled
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am reeling
he, she, it	is reeling
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you, we, they	are reeling
Past
I, he, she, it	was reeling
you, we, they	were reeling
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been reeling
he, she, it	has been reeling
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been reeling
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be reeling
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been reeling
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