Definition of "reeling" []

• Maine Sustained noise, as from hammering: "Hark that reeling, now, you'll wake the baby!” ( Anonymous). (noun)

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• "It was a fine mystery of the week, but the close proximity to the unremarkable "Unearthed" definitely has me reeling from a lack of story development."
• "The company is still reeling from the snub it got from Apple, which rolled out its iPad tablet computer less than two weeks ago without supporting Adobe's trademark Flash Player."
• "But by early 2009, ACORN was reeling from the attacks by conservative echo chamber and the Republicans, and had too few resources to adequately defend itself, exacerbated by the one-sided mainstream media coverage."