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Webster 1828 Edition

Careening

CAREENING

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ppr.

Heaving down on one side; inclining.

CAREENING

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Noun.

The act of heaving down on one side, as a ship.

Definition 2024

careening

careening

English

Verb

careening

present participle of careen

Noun

careening ‎(plural careenings)

The motion of something that careens.
- 1967, Cataclysms of the Earth (page 86)
  The most logical explanation for the telltale randomly oriented magnetic rock materials is the recurrent careenings of the globe.