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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Ji-Min | | jee-meen | Korean |
| Ernie | | ['ɜ:ni] | |
| SafİYe | | - | Turkish |
| RoldÃO | | - | Portuguese |
| Nahor | | NAY-hawr (English) | Biblical |
| Alison | | AL-i-sən (English), a-lee-SAWN (French) | English, French |