noun

1. A shaky or unsteady gait.

2. A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.

3. A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.

   “a garden reel”

Synonyms: showreel

verb

1. To wind on a reel.

2. To spin or revolve repeatedly.

3. To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.

   “He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.”