careening
Meaning of careening
- move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
an electric golf cart careened around the corner
- turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
late 16th century (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina ‘a keel’. Sense 1 was influenced by the verb career.
Information about careening
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of careening
ca-reen-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- careening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
careening synonyms
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning cover (a surface) with streaks:
Meaning kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow:
Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning move quickly:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way:
Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:
Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:
Meaning (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings:
Meaning fasten with a belt:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning fasten with a zip:
Meaning beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on:
Meaning destroy or obliterate:
Meaning attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs:
Meaning move or travel fast:
Meaning fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips:
Anagrams of careening
Words that rhyme with careening
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