careen
verb (used without object)
(of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion.
is careening
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present progressiveof careen (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Continent today is careening into a second wrenching fiscal crisis, after the 2010 disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
It does not pose a threat to Earth, although it is careening in our general direction at a breakneck speed of over 22,000 miles per hour.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2022
All of this is careening down the road a little too fast for Jamie Court, president of the public advocacy group Consumer Watchdog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2016
His lifestyle isn’t just downwardly mobile, his life is careening out of control.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2014
As a result, Earth’s lower orbit has been littered with an increasing amount of junk that is careening through space at intense speeds, threatening satellites and even the International Space Station.
From Washington Post
