reel
A shaky or unsteady gaitA shaky or unsteady gait.
» I only watched the highlight reel.
Meaning
7 sensesA shaky or unsteady gait.
A lively dance originating in Scotland.
рилril
a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
music composed for dancing a reel
A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
a log reel
an angler's reel
Spule, Trommel
боби́наbobína, кату́шкаkatúška, шпу́лькаšpúlʹka
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.
Haspel
A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
Demoband
тре́йлерtréjler
(capitalized, sometimes)A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an app or website and typically only available for a short period.
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
6 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
plural: reelsSynonyms
7 synonyms- a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps:Scottish reel
- an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines:Virginia reel
- a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound:bobbinspool