Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: reeling
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ilɪŋ]
Usage examples
  • My mind was reeling as never before!
  • Unshaven and filthy, he was reeling from three nights' sleepless work on the Military Revolutionary Committee.
  • And with a herculean energy he forced the monk backwards out of the reeling car on to the upper part of the stone ball.
  • Yet, as we proceeded, the sounds of human life revived by sure degrees, and at length large bands of the most abandoned of a London populace were seen reeling to and fro. The spirits of the old man again flickered up, as a lamp which is near its death hour.
  • Philip's reply was a blow, given so suddenly and planted so squarely in the conductor's face, that it sent him reeling over a fat passenger, who was looking up in mild wonder that any one should dare to dispute with a conductor, and against the side of the car.