transcription, транскрипция: [ ri:l ]
( reels, reeling, reeled)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A reel is a cylindrical object around which you wrap something such as cinema film, magnetic tape, fishing line, or cotton thread. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use spool )
...a 30m reel of cable.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
2.
If someone reels , they move about in an unsteady way as if they are going to fall.
He was reeling a little. He must be very drunk...
He lost his balance and reeled back...
VERB : V , V adv / prep
3.
If you are reeling from a shock, you are feeling extremely surprised or upset because of it.
I’m still reeling from the shock of hearing of it...
It left us reeling with disbelief.
VERB : usu cont , V from n , V prep
4.
If you say that your brain or your mind is reeling , you mean that you are very confused because you have too many things to think about.
His mind reeled at the question.
VERB : V