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Reeling vs Reeking - What's the difference?

reeling | reeking |

As verbs the difference between reeling and reeking

is that reeling is while reeking is .

As a noun reeling

is the motion of something that reels.

As an adjective reeking is

totally stinking.

reeling

English

Verb

(head)

    • 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.

    Anagrams

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    reeking

    English

    Alternative forms

    * reekin (Geordie)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Totally stinking.