reeling

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reeling

/ˈɹiːlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -iːlɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of reel

noun reelings

The motion of something that reels. Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

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Closest in meaning: lurch, stagger, waggle, swag, wamble, whirl, gyrate, bobbin, spool, careen, virginia reel, spin, keel, scottish reel, spin around, reeler

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@misc{reeling_2026,
  title = {reeling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reeling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}