careening

verb

  1. 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. 2

    To tilt on one side.

  3. 3

    To lurch or sway violently from side to side.

  4. 4

    To tilt or lean while in motion.

  5. 5

    (chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.

  6. 6

    (chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    The motion of something that careens.

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