reel
To wind on a reelTo wind on a reel.
» I only watched the highlight reel.
Meaning
11 sensesTo wind on a reel.
aufrollen
нама́тыватьnamátyvatʹ, намота́тьnamotátʹ
wind onto or off a reel
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
drehen, kreisen
кружи́тьkružítʹ, верте́тьvertétʹ, кружи́тьсяkružítʹsja
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
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.
taumeln
идти́ шата́ясьidtí šatájasʹ, спотыка́тьсяspotykátʹsja, шата́тьсяšatátʹsja
walk as if unable to control one's movements
To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
He reeled back from the punch.
To make or cause to reel.
To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
(especially, figuratively)To be in shock.
To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
(figuratively)To bring in or along.
(obsolete)To roll.
Examples
17 sentencesI only watched the highlight reel.
He reeled in a huge fish yesterday.
ruВчера он вытянул из воды большую рыбу. — Ooneykcall
deGestern hat er einen großen Fisch aus dem Wasser gezogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The cat unravelled the reel of cotton.
deDie Katze wickelte das Garn von der Rolle. — Yorwba
My chess mate has left you reeling?
My punch sent him reeling into the rope.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English reel, reele, from Old English rēol, hrēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hFrom 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”). Cognate with Icelandic ræl, hræll.
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Forms
reels, reeling, reeled, reeledPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons 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