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Reefing
- verb - lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"
- reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
- roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
Reeking
- verb - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
- give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"
- giving off a strong unpleasant smell
- have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
- smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"
- wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"
Reeling
- verb - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
- wind onto or off a reel
Reeving
- verb - fasten by passing through a hole or around something
- pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
- pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
Reining
- verb - control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
- keep in check; "rule one's temper"
- stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
- stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"
Relying
- verb - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
Rending
- verb - resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"
- tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Renting
- verb - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
- let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
- the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)