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Meaning of careening

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

careening

verb

Definitions

  1. To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.

  2. To tilt on one side.

  3. To lurch or sway violently from side to side.

  4. To tilt or lean while in motion.

noun

Definitions

  1. The motion of something that careens.