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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Reel

Let's say I had too much beer, and I could not see clearly as a result. Assume that I were on the street:

"My eyes reeled."
"My vision reeled."
"The street reeled."

There is a high probability that all three are correct English according to this dictionary entry:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/reel_3
  

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Hi, In everyday English, the verb 'reel' mainly suggests a person's body in motion, rather like the way that a very drunk person walks. If something that is not moving 'reels', it sounds like the way a very drunk person's eyes would perceive it. There can be various reasons to reel.

— Clive

  • Hi, In everyday English, the verb 'reel' mainly suggests a person's body in motion, rather like the way that a very drunk person walks.
  • If something that is not moving 'reels', it sounds like the way a very drunk person's eyes would perceive it.
  • There can be various reasons to reel.
  • eg alcohol, illness, lack of balance.
  • " Sounds wrong.
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Hi,

In everyday English, the verb 'reel' mainly suggests a person's body in motion, rather like the way that a very drunk person walks.

If something that is not moving 'reels', it sounds like the way a very drunk person's eyes would perceive it.


There can be various
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Reeling- has different meanings.

1.reeling62 up, 18 down

Being to awestruck, to sh
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