Reel
verb
To move in a particular direction, usually not straight or stable.
The drunk man reeled down the street.
Often appears as...
- reel back
- reel in agony
noun
A cylinder object that thread, wire, etc. is wrapped around.
I need a new reel of thread for my sewing machine.
Often appears as...
- fishing reel
- reel of thread
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A dance originated from Scotland.
They played a lively reel at the party.
Often appears as...
- scottish reel
- country reel
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Cultural
noun
A part of a movie or a recording.
We watched old movie reels from the 1920s.
Often appears as...
- reel of film
- soundtrack reel
verb
To pull something back, usually by winding or turning something.
He was patiently reeling in his fishing line.
Often appears as...
- reel in a fish
- reel in the line
verb
To move in a particular direction, usually not straight or stable.
The drunk man reeled down the street.
Often appears as...
- reel back
- reel in agony
noun
A cylinder object that thread, wire, etc. is wrapped around.
I need a new reel of thread for my sewing machine.
Often appears as...
- fishing reel
- reel of thread
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A dance originated from Scotland.
They played a lively reel at the party.
Often appears as...
- scottish reel
- country reel
Usage tips
Cultural
noun
A part of a movie or a recording.
We watched old movie reels from the 1920s.
Often appears as...
- reel of film
- soundtrack reel
verb
To pull something back, usually by winding or turning something.
He was patiently reeling in his fishing line.
Often appears as...
- reel in a fish
- reel in the line
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Instability indicated
Use 'reel' to describe someone moving unsteadily, as if they might fall.
The boxer reeled after the punch.
Pro Tip 2/2Not just alcohol
'Reel' isn't only for drunkenness; it can describe any shaky movement.
She reeled from the sudden dizziness.
Pro Tip 1/2Instability indicated
Use 'reel' to describe someone moving unsteadily, as if they might fall.
The boxer reeled after the punch.
Pro Tip 2/2Not just alcohol
'Reel' isn't only for drunkenness; it can describe any shaky movement.
She reeled from the sudden dizziness.
Pro Tip 1/2Instability indicated
Use 'reel' to describe someone moving unsteadily, as if they might fall.
The boxer reeled after the punch.
Pro Tip 2/2Not just alcohol
'Reel' isn't only for drunkenness; it can describe any shaky movement.
She reeled from the sudden dizziness.
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Will the ocean ever run...
Those are just a couple of many examples. Overfishing is happening all over the world. How did this happen? When some people think of fishing, they imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing, the kind that stocks our grocery shelves, looks more like warfare.
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Kathryn Schulz: Don't...
and then we need to be able to kind of spool this imaginary record forward and imagine how things would be playing out in our present. And in fact, the more we have of either of these things -- the more agency and the more imagination with respect to a given regret, the more acute that regret will be.
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Why you should define...
or highlight reel, I would share my recipe for avoiding self-destruction, and certainly self-paralysis. And the tool I've found which has proven to be the most reliable safety net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business decisions.
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To Climb the World PIPE...
it out or more a little more it's it's it's been good and that it's it's helping me to realize you're like I can't reel it in too much crazy location where your thousand feet off the ground in the middle of nowhere like you kind of have to go for it in this sport
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The rescue reel PIPE Kevin...
be able to reel out a 400 pound person so I hired an engineering team from think to build and laid out what the issues were it turned out that a personal rescue device if you're going to have one had to be small enough to fit in your file drawer
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The gender-fluid history...
who lived a life that was theirs and in the process, made it a little easier for us to live our lives now. Because being yourself is revolutionary. And to anyone reeling from forces trying to knock you down
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The effects of...
or human lungs, will compress as they descend deeper and expand as they ascend. After a fish bites a fisherman's hook and is quickly reeled up to the surface, the air in its swim bladder begins to expand.
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Tuna Gremlin PIPE Wicked...
spool and it's worthless tuna gremlin right there I've never I've never seen that my life never I've never seen that brand-new in-the-box price tag still on it cracked in half you can't make it up
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Behemoth Black Marlin PIPE...
reel the immense Marlin close to the boat to tag it successful tagging takes precision and focus any delay could cost the fish's life fish is pretty tired and in fact he
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
When it's all reeled in, she sprays again.
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
Those are just a couple of many examples. Overfishing is happening all over the world. How did this happen? When some people think of fishing, they imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing, the kind that stocks our grocery shelves, looks more like warfare.
Video examples
Kathryn Schulz: Don't...
and then we need to be able to kind of spool this imaginary record forward and imagine how things would be playing out in our present. And in fact, the more we have of either of these things -- the more agency and the more imagination with respect to a given regret, the more acute that regret will be.
Video examples
Why you should define...
or highlight reel, I would share my recipe for avoiding self-destruction, and certainly self-paralysis. And the tool I've found which has proven to be the most reliable safety net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business decisions.
Video examples
To Climb the World PIPE...
it out or more a little more it's it's it's been good and that it's it's helping me to realize you're like I can't reel it in too much crazy location where your thousand feet off the ground in the middle of nowhere like you kind of have to go for it in this sport
Video examples
The rescue reel PIPE Kevin...
be able to reel out a 400 pound person so I hired an engineering team from think to build and laid out what the issues were it turned out that a personal rescue device if you're going to have one had to be small enough to fit in your file drawer
Video examples
The gender-fluid history...
who lived a life that was theirs and in the process, made it a little easier for us to live our lives now. Because being yourself is revolutionary. And to anyone reeling from forces trying to knock you down
Video examples
The effects of...
or human lungs, will compress as they descend deeper and expand as they ascend. After a fish bites a fisherman's hook and is quickly reeled up to the surface, the air in its swim bladder begins to expand.
Video examples
Tuna Gremlin PIPE Wicked...
spool and it's worthless tuna gremlin right there I've never I've never seen that my life never I've never seen that brand-new in-the-box price tag still on it cracked in half you can't make it up
Video examples
Behemoth Black Marlin PIPE...
reel the immense Marlin close to the boat to tag it successful tagging takes precision and focus any delay could cost the fish's life fish is pretty tired and in fact he
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
When it's all reeled in, she sprays again.
Example 1 of 10
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Tana Mongeau
American Celebrity
It's very easy to get caught up in the world of press and maintaining an image and maintaining this highlight reel that the world expects.
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Melissa Etheridge
American Musician
There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.
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Mahima Chaudhry
I know that there is life beyond films. I know the difference between reel and real.
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Finn Balor
Irish Wrestler
I've got a pretty wild imagination, and a lot of times, I have to be reeled back in.
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Whitney Wolfe Herd
American Businesswoman
I'm suffering from the worst anxiety. I wake up reeling from panic at 4 A.M.
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Jasmin Bhasin
Indian Actress
Reality shows help us create a balance between our real and reel side.
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Benji Madden
American Musician
Jessie J's a funny, funny woman. What she does is she reels you in.
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Alok Nath
Indian Actor
It's all about making a right deal with the reel and real.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
If there's a local reeling party, I might go to that.
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Wolcott Gibbs
American Writer
Backward ran sentences until reeled the mind.
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Tana Mongeau
American Celebrity
It's very easy to get caught up in the world of press and maintaining an image and maintaining this highlight reel that the world expects.
Quote examples
Melissa Etheridge
American Musician
There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.
Quote examples
Mahima Chaudhry
I know that there is life beyond films. I know the difference between reel and real.
Quote examples
Finn Balor
Irish Wrestler
I've got a pretty wild imagination, and a lot of times, I have to be reeled back in.
Quote examples
Whitney Wolfe Herd
American Businesswoman
I'm suffering from the worst anxiety. I wake up reeling from panic at 4 A.M.
Quote examples
Jasmin Bhasin
Indian Actress
Reality shows help us create a balance between our real and reel side.
Quote examples
Benji Madden
American Musician
Jessie J's a funny, funny woman. What she does is she reels you in.
Quote examples
Alok Nath
Indian Actor
It's all about making a right deal with the reel and real.
Quote examples
Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
If there's a local reeling party, I might go to that.
Quote examples
Wolcott Gibbs
American Writer
Backward ran sentences until reeled the mind.
Example 1 of 10
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