Reel

/ɹiːl/

Synonyms for "reel" (202 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(8 words)

spool bobbin bobbins buck coil dance daze drum

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cringe dangledizzy rounddodgedraw backdraw indraw tautduck eddy enumerate

Verb(3 words)

careen diddle dizzied

Strong matches (60)

evade fadefall backfalter flinch flounce flounder fluctuate flutter gurge gyre gyroscopehang backheave hobble hobbyhorse hustle itemize jib jig

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labor librate list lurch maelstrommake heavy weathername nutate oscillatepass outpendulate pirouette pitchpitch and plungepitch and tossplunge poundpull backpull inpurl quailrat racerear recite recoilreel backreel inreel offresonate retreat review revolution

Verb(3 words)

gyrate keel lurch

Noun(5 words)

list lurch lurchesname offrecite

Related words (101)

revolve rock roll rotate rotator roundrun overrun throughscendsee doubleseethe shakesheer offshrinkshrink backshy sidestepspanish windlassspin stagger

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stammerstart asidestart backstruggle stumble surge swag sway swerve swim swing swinging swirl tackle tape tauten teeterthrash abouttighten topple tosstoss and tumbletoss and turntotter trim tumble turnturn asidetwirl vacillate vibrate volutation vortex wag waggle wallop wallow wave waver weaselweasel outweave welter wheel whirl whirligig whirlpool whirlwind wince winchwind inwindlass wobble yaw

Noun(15 words)

scottish reelshock spindles spools stagger staggering stuntwine spoolvirginia reelwhirls winch wind winder wobble wrap

Verb(12 words)

spinspin aroundspooled stagger staggered staggers swag teeters tottered totters whirl whirled

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More general

24 entries

action verbdancedance musicdevice feeling filmgo aroundlongwayslongways dancemechanism motionperforming artphotographic filmrevolve roll rotate

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More specific

14 entries

Irish reelbaitcasting reelcord windingcountry reeldazefilm reelhighland reelline spoolingname off itemsnumbnessspinning reelstaggering movementunsteady gaityarn reel

Collocations

11 entries

film reelfishing reelreel aroundreel backreel inreel of filmreel of yarnreel offreel tapereel the linereel to reel

Inflections

3 entries

reeled reeling reels

Derivations

4 entries

reeled reeler reeling reels

Translations

13 translations across 10 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

рил noun (dance, music)

Danish

1 entries

reel noun (dance, music)

French

1 entries

reel noun (dance, music)

Irish

2 entries

cor noun (dance, music)
ríl noun (dance, music)

Manx

1 entries

reel noun (dance, music)

Portuguese

1 entries

ril noun (dance, music)

Russian

1 entries

рил noun (dance, music)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

ridhil noun (dance, music)
ruidhle noun (dance, music)
rìdhle noun (dance, music)

Swedish

1 entries

reel noun (dance, music)

Welsh

1 entries

ril noun (dance, music)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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The jig, reel and hornpipe are the most popular Irish dances.

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I saw some English female soldiers in yesterday night's news reel. For some, you couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, but the majority were rather feminine, and it didn't feel that grotesque.

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Tom can reel off the names of the capitals of all European countries.

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The Scottish Reel should be played with a strong downbeat on the first note of each bar.

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