career
noun
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework.
careering
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present participleof career.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In it, he presented the idea that Europe is careering down the wrong path.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital, laying bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The club doesn’t intend to keep careering ahead this way forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2025
Only after that point could turmoil begin: It was shattered by an impact and shifted outward to the asteroid belt, where subsequent impacts would have formed the Athor family and sent some careering toward Earth.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 16, 2024
She tilted the round thing backwards and forwards, and in the sunlight the disc and its letters went careering madly inside the box.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
