Home > Antonyms > Antonyms for reel

Antonyms for reel

Grammar : Verb
Spell : reel
Phonetic Transcription : ril

Definition of reel

Origin :
  • "frame turning on an axis," especially one on which thread is wound, late Old English hreol "reel for winding thread," from Proto-Germanic *hrehulaz; probably related to hrægel "garment," and Old Norse hræll "spindle," from PIE *krek- "to weave, beat" (cf. Greek krokus "nap of cloth").
  • Specifically of the fishing rod attachment from 1726; of a film projector apparatus from 1896. Reel-to-reel type of tape deck is attested from 1958.
  • verb wobble; spin around
Example sentences :
  • But Pa had a sister who was reel good-lookin', an' some says you've got her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • It flung away from him, the wire screaming from the reel behind it.
  • Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
  • I reel in whenever practicable and kill the fish on the line.
  • Extract from : « Black Bass » by Charles Barker Bradford
  • Guide it to its place with the thumb, and run it from side to side of the reel like cotton on a spool.
  • Extract from : « Black Bass » by Charles Barker Bradford
  • There was a reel and there were sound-speakers to keep the ship from sounding like a grave.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • If you want to be a reel sailor you must smoke all the time.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Sakr-el-Bahr was seen to reel under the blow, and instantly there was a commotion on board.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • She is 23 nearly seventy, but can dance a horn-pipe or a reel with the best of them.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • This explosion was terrific, the very earth appeared to reel.
  • Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • “Keep the butt well down, and your thumb upon the reel,” he continued.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

Synonyms for reel

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019