reel

Definition

  • noun: a device shaped like a cylinder that a string, cord, etc., is wrapped around
  • noun: a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound
  • verb: to be very shocked, confused, and upset
  • verb: to wind on or as if on a reel
  • synonyms: roll, stagger, spool

Examples

  • When she opened her eyes, the room was 'reeling'. [=the room looked like it was moving in an unsteady way]

  • Still 'reeling' from the death of her husband, she was now dealing with having to find a new job.

  • The surprise attack sent the enemy 'reeling'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) covering the Surly Awards for Springfield Elementary School Radio, WSES. Ooh, here comes an audience member now. One guy in the In Memoriam reel was alive when it started! Don't forget your gift bag! It's just a coupon for a dollar off at the car wash, but if you don't have one, (..)
    2017 TvShow: The Simpsons Title: Fatzcarraldo Season: 28 Episode 14
  • (..) Hank was a very moral man, and I was particularly vulnerable at the time-- something he knew and took advantage of. I was reeling from a cancer diagnosis that was poised to bankrupt my family. Hank took me on a ride-along and showed me (..)
    2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Confessions Season: 5 Episode 11
  • (..) would be proud to-- Dr. Meade, I said Mrs. Charles Hamilton. She will not consider it, sir. Oh yes, I will. Choose your partners for the Virginia reel. We've sort of shocked the Confederacy. It's a bit like blockade-running, isn't it? It's worse. But I expect a very fancy profit out of it. (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind