Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of winding silk, as from the cocoons.
- noun The use of the reel of an anglers' rod.
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- verb Present participle of
reel .
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Examples
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Arnold Schwarzenegger next January, Brown, a Democrat, will face a polarized Legislature and a state still reeling from the recession.
Jerry Brown's Challenge Ahead AP 2010
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Arnold Schwarzenegger next January, Brown, a Democrat, will face a polarized Legislature and a state still reeling from the recession.
Jerry Brown's Challenge Ahead AP 2010
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Iraq is still reeling from the siege of an Iraqi church that left 52 dead on Monday.
Letter Bombs In Greece, Suspicious Packages From Yemen, And More Spur Security Concerns The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Iraq is still reeling from the siege of an Iraqi church that left 52 dead on Monday.
Letter Bombs In Greece, Suspicious Packages From Yemen, And More Spur Security Concerns The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Iraq is still reeling from the siege of an Iraqi church that left 52 dead on Monday.
Letter Bombs In Greece, Suspicious Packages From Yemen, And More Spur Security Concerns The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Iraq is still reeling from the siege of an Iraqi church that left 52 dead on Monday.
Letter Bombs In Greece, Suspicious Packages From Yemen, And More Spur Security Concerns The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The company is still reeling from the snub it got from Apple, which rolled out its iPad tablet computer less than two weeks ago without supporting Adobe's trademark Flash Player.
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It was a fine mystery of the week, but the close proximity to the unremarkable "Unearthed" definitely has me reeling from a lack of story development.
‘Fringe’ Episode 2.12 Recap: ‘Johari Window’ » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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But by early 2009, ACORN was reeling from the attacks by conservative echo chamber and the Republicans, and had too few resources to adequately defend itself, exacerbated by the one-sided mainstream media coverage.
Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape Peter Dreier 2010
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A financially healthy BP means jobs and compensation, but residents still reeling from the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history are waiting for some good news of their own.
BP Oil Spill Cost Hits $40 Billion, Company Returns To Profit The Huffington Post News Team 2010
chained_bear commented on the word reeling
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine?
--Steely Dan
November 23, 2007
bilby commented on the word reeling
Love, we have trod the floors of Morn, 5
And watched Dawn’s reeling galleons die;
The sunset’s panoramic hills—
Love, we have known them, you and I.
- J. Corson Miller, 'Transformation'.
September 21, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word reeling
"REGIONAL NOTE: In the granite quarries of Maine, stones for paving were once shaped by men using small hammers called reels. Crews of 30 men at a time would use these hammers. The resulting “shattering noise as the pieces of the granite were shaped. . . . gave Mainers a word for any sustained hubbub--reelin'” (John Gould). Reeling can denote noise made by humans as well: She told the children to hush their reeling."
--The American Heritage Dictionary
August 23, 2010