reel to and fro

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• Reel — (r[=e]l), v. i. [Cf. Sw. ragla. See {2d Reel}.] 1. To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger. [1913 Webster] They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man. Ps. cvii. 27. [1913 Webster] He, with heavy fumes oppressed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tom and Chérie — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Tom and Chérie series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Tom and Chérie director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Irven Spence Kenneth Muse… …   Wikipedia

• Agitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregular motion. < N PARAG:Agitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 agitation agitation stir tremor shake ripple jog jolt jar jerk shock succussion trepidation quiver …   English dictionary for students

• oscillation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fluctuation Nouns oscillation; vibration, libration, nutation, undulation; pulsation, pulse; fluctuation, vacillation, wavering; wave, swing, beat, shake, wag, seesaw, dance; alternation, reciprocation;… …   English dictionary for students

• Psalms 107 — 1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from… …   The King James version of the Bible

• Isaiah 24 — 1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with …   The King James version of the Bible

• at his wits' end — Meaning Origin From The Bible. Psalms 107:27. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits end …   Meaning and origin of phrases

• dheu-4, dheu̯ǝ- (dhu̯ē-, extended dhuē̯ -k-, dhuē̯ -̆ s-) —     dheu 4, dheu̯ǝ (dhu̯ē , extended dhuē̯ k , dhuē̯ ̆ s )     English meaning: to reel, dissipate, blow, *smoke, dark, gray, deep etc.     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stieben, wirbeln, especially von Staub, Rauch, Dampf; wehen, blow, Hauch, Atem;… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …   Universalium

• shake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. vibrate, agitate, shiver, brandish, flourish, rock, sway, wave, rattle, jolt, worry, jar; unsettle, disillusion, impair, unnerve; tremble, quiver, quaver, quake, shudder, flutter, vibrate. See… …   English dictionary for students

• Oscillation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Reciprocating motion, motion to and fro. < N PARAG:Oscillation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oscillation oscillation Sgm: N 1 vibration vibration libration Sgm: N 1 motion of a pendulum motion of a pendulum Sgm: N 1 nutation… …   English dictionary for students