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reel

/ril/ /riːl/
  1. 1
    sendelemek, yalpalamak

    To move unsteadily from side to side, as if about to fall.

    • He stood up too quickly and reeled against the wall.
      Çok hızlı ayağa kalktı ve sendeleyerek duvara dayandı.
    • The passengers reeled as the boat rolled in the heavy sea.
      Tekne dalgalı denizde yalpalarken yolcular sendeledi.
  2. 2
    sarsılmak, şoke olmak, (bir şeyin şokunu) atlatamamak

    To feel very shocked, confused or upset because of something that has happened.

    • The village is still reeling from last week's floods.
      Köy, geçen haftaki selin şokunu hâlâ atlatamadı.
    • I was reeling when I heard how much the repair would cost.
      Tamirin ne kadar tutacağını duyunca şoke oldum.
  3. 3
    (başı) dönmek, (her şey) dönüyormuş gibi gelmek

    To seem to spin round and round, so that someone feels dizzy or confused.

    • After three hours of facts and figures, my head was reeling.
      Üç saat boyunca bilgi ve rakamlarla uğraştıktan sonra başım dönüyordu.
    • The room reeled around her, and she quickly sat down.
      Oda etrafında dönüyormuş gibi geldi ve hemen oturdu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base reel
/ril/
Past reeled
/rild/
Participle reeled
/rild/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edreel → reeled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. reeled /rild/

Synonyms

Collocations

reel from somethingbe still reeling from the shockreel backsend someone reelingsomeone's head is reelingreel something inreel off a list

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