English → Latin
“reel” in Latin
titubōto stagger, totter, reel; to hesitate, falter, wavervacillōto sway to and fro; to stagger, reel, totter; to waver, hesitate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reel s.
rhombus. A reel of thread, glomus lini. To wind thread on a reel, *fila deducere in rhombum: *fila in rhombum glomerare.
reel v.
Transitively, Wind on a reel, [Vid. REEL, s.] .
Intransitively, titubare: vacillare (e.g., ex vino).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reel?
- The usual Latin words for “reel” are titubō, vacillō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.