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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
reel .
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Examples
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The District's preppy private school reeled from the news that a freshman dorm room had been converted into a drug laboratory.
Georgetown students never take 'hard drugs' (wink, wink), Facebook moms annoy people, and more Melissa Bell 2010
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All about them the land shook and reeled from the shock of these tremendous collisions.
Chapter VIII 2010
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But then Brown intentionally fouled Gray under the Pitt basket, pulling him to the floor with 6: 41 left as the Panthers reeled from the Wright State surge.
USATODAY.com - Men's Basketball - Wright St. vs. Pittsburgh 2006
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Figuring it†™ d buy him some time as he reeled from the punch to the face; Dustin backed up and started to run.
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Man, I haven't reeled from a blow like that since bonerici reminded me of my own callowness.
How Do You Grow Up In Today's Society? - A Frightening Proposal scathedobsidian 2005
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I didn't know whether to feel flattered or offended at first, as my mind reeled from the unexpectedness of the instructions.
Archive 2003-02-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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New Jersey again reeled off 10 straight points, with Newman's
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Baldwin reeled off seven straight victories to start the season while allowing three or fewer runs in seven of eight starts.
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All about them the land shook and reeled from the shock of these tremendous collisions.
Chapter VIII 1910
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He knew that his hand shook, and his brain reeled, and his eyes were bleared; but he never blamed the whiskey.
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