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off the reel
Variant of reel
intransitive verb
- to give way or fall back; sway, waver, or stagger as from being struck
- to lurch or stagger about, as from drunkenness or dizziness
- to go around and around; whirl
- to feel dizzy; have a sensation of spinning or whirling
transitive verb
to cause to reel
noun
a reeling motion; whirl, stagger, etc.
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