reel
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English reel, reele, from Old English rēol, hrēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hrehul, from Proto-Germanic *hrehulaz, *hrahilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to weave, beat”)[1]. Cognate with Icelandic ræl, hræll.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
reel (plural reels)
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- 2010, Andrew Koppelman, The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law (page 92)
- Doubtless the present game of chess was developed through just such fiddling; perhaps someone once thought that the drunken reel of the knight was hostile to the essence of Chess.
- 2010, Andrew Koppelman, The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law (page 92)
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- a log reel, used by seamen
- an angler's reel
- a garden reel
- nudge the fruit machine reel
- (agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- Synonym: showreel
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
dance, music
spool
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machine for winding yarns
device for a harvesting machine
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compilation of film
VerbEdit
reel (third-person singular simple present reels, present participle reeling, simple past and past participle reeled)
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Psalms 107:27–They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man.:
- 1725, Homer, “Book II”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, OCLC 8736646:
- He, with heavy fumes oppress'd, / Reel'd from the palace, and retired to rest.
- 1770, [Oliver] Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, a Poem, London: […] W. Griffin, […], OCLC 1227622017:
- the wagons reeling under the yellow sheaves
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 30, in The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 111
- Sarah reels a little, nevertheless, under the dog's boisterous greeting.
- (with back) To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
- He reeled back from the punch.
- 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XX, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 205:
- Terry's fist lashed out, but Simpson, anticipating the blow, stepped quickly to one side. Another followed, however, and caught the older man fairly on the chin, sent him reeling back.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, OCLC 223202227:
- In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled.
- 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xi:
- The high school had a send-off in my honour. It was an uncommon thing for a young man of Rajkot to go to England. I had written out a few words of thanks. But I could scarcely stammer them out. I remember how my head reeled and how my whole frame shook as I stood up to read them.
- To be in shock.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[2]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[2]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
- (obsolete) To roll.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, stanza 35:
- And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reele.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to wind on a reel
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to spin or revolve repeatedly
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to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else
to walk shakily or unsteadily
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “reel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
Atong (India)Edit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English rail, from Middle English rail, rayl, partly from Old English regol (“a ruler, straight bar”) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (“rule, bar”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
reel (Bengali script রেঽল)
ReferencesEdit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from French réel (“real”), from Medieval Latin reālis (“actual”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
reel
- real, proper
- reliable, trustworthy, honest (about a person)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of reel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | reel | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | reelt | — | —2 |
| Plural | reelle | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | reelle | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
reel c (singular definite reelen, plural indefinite reeler)
InflectionEdit
RomanianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
reel m or n (feminine singular reelă, masculine plural reeli, feminine and neuter plural reele)
- Obsolete form of real.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of reel
ReferencesEdit
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French réel, from Latin reālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
reel