Reeling

/ˈɹiːlɪŋ/

Synonyms for "reeling" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

addledangular momentumangular motionangular velocityaxial motionbeery bemused besottedblind drunkbowling careening centrifugation circulation circumgyration circumrotation crapulent crapulous dangling

Noun(3 words)

bewilderment bobbin confusion

Strong matches (32)

Noun(7 words)

dazed disorientation dizzy enumerate haul list lurch

dizzy doddering drenched drunk drunkenfar gonefar-gone flustered fou fullfull circlegay giddy glorious groggy gyrating gyration happyin liquorinebriate

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inebriated inebrious intoxicated jolly lurching

Related words (52)

maudlin mellow merry muddled nappy pitching pivoting revolution revolving rocking roll rolling rotating rotationrotational motionshikker sodden sotted spin spinning

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swaying swinging swirling swiveling tiddly tipsy tossing trolling trundling turbination turning twirlingunder the influencevolutation volution wheeling whir whirling

Noun(14 words)

overwhelmed recite shaken shock spool spooling stagger staggering stunned sway totter unsteady winding wobbly

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More general

18 entries

articulate condition device drawemotional stateequipment motion move operationphysical movementphysical stateprocesspsychological statepull retrievesomatic condition

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More specific

17 entries

acute distressacute emotional distresscable reelcognitive disorientationenumeratefilm reelfishing line windinglist lurch recitereeling gaitreeling sensationstaggertrauma reactiontraumatic shockwire spool

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Collocations

15 entries

drag systemfishing reelline tensionreel of cablereel of filmreeling actionreeling economyreeling from shockreeling gaitreeling mechanismreeling motionreeling sensationreeling statespool capacitystate of reeling

Inflections

3 entries

reeled reelings reels

Derivations

2 entries

reel reeler

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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My punch sent him reeling.

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My punch sent him reeling into the rope.

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Spain is reeling under the onslaught of the coronavirus.

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On Monday evening, Armenians still reeling from the dramatic turn of events reacted with everything from smug determination to exuberant optimism to deep skepticism.

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