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reel in

reel in
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reel in]
    • /ril ɪn/
    • /rɪəl ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reel in]
    • /ril ɪn/

Definitions of reel in words

  • transitivephrasal verb reel in fish: catch 1
  • transitivephrasal verb reel in capture the attention of 1
  • phrasal verb reel in If you reel in something such as a fish, you pull it towards you by winding around a reel the wire or line that it is attached to. 0
  • noun reel in to wind on a reel 0
  • noun reel in to pull in (a fish) by winding a line on a reel 0

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Parts of speech for Reel in

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reel in popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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