v.intr.1. To be thrown off balance or fall back: reeled from the sharp blow.
2. To stagger, lurch, or sway, as from drunkenness: reeled down the alley.
3. To go round and round in a whirling motion: gulls reeling and diving.
4. To feel dizzy: My head reeled with the facts and figures.
n.1. A staggering, swaying, or whirling movement.
2. a. A moderately fast dance of Scottish origin.
b. The Virginia reel.
c. The music for one of these dances.