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careen
[kuh-reen]
verb (used without object)
(of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion.
The car careened around the corner.
(of a ship) to heel over or list.
South Midland U.S., to lean or bend away from the vertical position.
The barn was careening a little.
verb (used with object)
to cause (a ship) to lie over on a side, as for repairs or cleaning; heave down.
to clean or repair (a ship lying on its side for the purpose).
to cause (a ship) to heel over or list, as by the force of a beam wind.
noun
a careening.
Nautical., the position of a careened ship.
careen
/ kəˈriːn /
verb
to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side
(tr) nautical to cause (a vessel) to keel over to one side, esp in order to clean or repair its bottom
(intr) nautical (of a vessel) to keel over to one side
Other Word Forms
- careener noun
- careenage noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of careen1
Word History and Origins
Origin of careen1
Example Sentences
The car came careening down Sepulveda Boulevard, collided into Braun Levi and sent the Loyola High School tennis star flying through the air before he slammed into the asphalt.
I grip the dashiki for dear life as we careen toward the bright purple portal I saw from the windows in Tano’s vanity office.
Penelope and Miss Mortimer walked at a safe distance behind the three sniffing, careening, sheet-clad children.
And the chance to put this one to the test had arrived, for Penelope was already careening toward the intersection.
After the opening bell rang in New York Friday, shares in Nvidia, Oracle and other companies at the heart of the artificial-intelligence boom careened low enough to flash a green light for dip-buyers.
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