reeling

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present participle of

to walk, moving from side to side, looking like you are going to fall:

At closing time he reeled out of the bar and fell down on the pavement.

She hit him so hard that he reeled backwards.

If the place where you are reels, what you are looking at seems to go round and round in front of you:

A stone hit his head and the street reeled before his eyes.

If you reel, or your mind or brain reels, you feel very confused or shocked and unable to act:

We were reeling (in amazement/shock/delight, etc.) from/with the news that we had won all that money.