Sentence:  The high school had a send-off in my honour. It was an uncommon thing for a young man of Rajkot to go to England. I had written out a few words of thanks. But I could scarcely stammer them out. I remember how my head <WSD>reeled</WSD> and how my whole frame shook as I stood up to read them. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.