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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
/ əˈː /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, noun
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·İ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of careen1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of careen1
Example Sentences
Stock markets worldwide careened even lower Friday after China matched President Trump’s significant raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war.
At the O2, that pain seemed a distant memory, as he careened around the U-shaped stage on roller skates, pulling off a flawless moonwalk, and even freeze-framing in a handstand.
The county moved roughly 300 youths into a hastily remodeled Los Padrinos, framing it as a new chapter for an agency careening from one crisis to the next.
With the economy teetering on the brink of a recession and our collective mental health careening toward mass depression, the timing couldn’t be better.
Customers and CarMax employees leaped out of the way as tires screeched in the showroom, the vehicle knocking over office furniture and careening toward the other end of the building.
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