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Meaning of areel | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Reeling; spinning or moving unsteadily, especially from shock, surprise, or confusion.

Examples

“And when I turn aside in your garden, shunning your fierce black-and-scarlet petals to bring back my senses with English stocks and pansies, the sight of your Taj through the trees sends my brain areel again.”
“I scrambled dizzily to my feet, my mind areel at being so suddenly transported from a dream-world of terror to an actuality scarcely less frightening.”
“Riddles sent him areel.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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