How to pronounce reel
American English pronunciation
REEL
- IPA
- /ˈɹil/
- Syllables
- REEL (1 syllable)
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What reel means
Most people know reel in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A lively folk dance from Scotland or Ireland
In a sentence: The fiddler played fast, and everyone in the barn danced a reel.
Where it comes from: It is the same Old English word as the spool you wind thread on. The dance may have gotten the name from its spinning, whirling steps.
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