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reelest

reelest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of reel.

Meaning of reel

Verb

reel (third-person singular simple present reels, present participle reeling, simple past and past participle reeled)

  1. To wind on a reel.
  2. To spin or revolve repeatedly.
  3. To unwind; to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
    • He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.
  4. To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
    • They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 107:27
  5. To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
    • He reeled back from the punch.
  6. To make or cause to reel.

See all 19 meanings of reel

Origin of reelest

reel + -est

Questions about reelest

What is reelest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reelest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of reel.

Words near reelest in the dictionary

  1. reeled off
  2. reeled out
  3. reeled up
  4. reeler
  5. reelers
  6. reelest
  7. reeleth
  8. reelevate
  9. reelevated
  10. reelevates
  11. reelevating

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