ree
To become extremely excitedTo become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
» I need to buy a new clarinet reed.
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3 senses(dialectal, intransitive)To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
(dialectal, transitive)To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
Examples
15 sentencesI need to buy a new clarinet reed.
Tom broke Mary's clarinet reed.
The reed bends in the wind.
ruКамыш гнётся на ветру. — Balamax
He is as slender as a reed.
ruОн строен как камыш. — AqQoyriq_1
Teach me how to play a reed pipe.
Origin
From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, dFrom Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (“bad, wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”).
Compare riddle (“a sieve”).
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Forms
rees, reeing, reed, reedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.