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Reel

usgb/riːl/Volume
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Instability indicated

Use 'reel' to describe someone moving unsteadily, as if they might fall.

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The boxer reeled after the punch.
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Not just alcohol

'Reel' isn't only for drunkenness; it can describe any shaky movement.

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She reeled from the sudden dizziness.
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