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Reeling vs Railing - What's the difference?

reeling | railing |

As verbs the difference between reeling and railing

is that reeling is present participle of lang=en while railing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between reeling and railing

is that reeling is the motion of something that reels while railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

reeling

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of something that reels.
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
    • Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings , and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

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    railing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

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