reel
🇺🇸
/riːl/
🇬🇧
/riːl/
noun
R
a round object used to wind things like thread, wire, or film
She used a new reel of thread to sew the button.
R
a short video made for fun, showing the best parts of something
I made a fun reel of our vacation highlights to share online.
R
a fast dance from Scotland, Ireland, or America, or the music for it
The band played a lively reel that got everyone dancing.
intransitive verb
R
to move unsteadily, like when drunk or hit
He started to reel after being hit by the ball.
R
to feel very shocked or upset
She continued to reel from the bad news all day.
R
to seem to spin around
The room began to reel when he stood up too fast.
translation
a round object used to wind things like thread, wire, or film; a short video made for fun, showing the best parts of something; a fast dance from Scotland, Ireland, or America, or the music for it
to move unsteadily, like when drunk or hit; to feel very shocked or upset; to seem to spin around
Word Forms
3rd Present
reels
Past
reeled
Perfect
reeled
Progressive
reeling
Plural
reels