reel back



reel back (from something)

to fall or stagger backwards, as from a blow. The boxer reeled back from the blow, stunned. Another blow to the midsection and he reeled back and fell.
See also: back, reel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AliisaAH-lee:-sahFinnish
Vjera-Croatian, Serbian
Raju-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Nepali
Flaviefla-VEEFrench
AmÉLiea-me-LEEFrench
Muhammadmu-HAHM-mahd (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay