| VERB | motion | careen, stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag | walk as if unable to control one's movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | careen, wobble, shift, tilt | move sideways or in an unsteady way | |
| NOUN | act | careen, rock, sway, tilt | pitching dangerously to one side |
| Sounds | keriy'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... | |
| Meaning | pitching dangerously to one side. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rock, sway, tilt | |
| Broader | lurch, pitch, pitching | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| Catalan | escorar, inclinar-se | |
| Verbs | careen | move sideways or in an unsteady way |
| careen | walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
| Meaning | walk as if unable to control one's movements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | tambalearse, titubear, vacilar | |
| Catalan | titubar, trontollar, vacil·lar | |
| Nouns | careen | pitching dangerously to one side |
| Meaning | Move sideways or in an unsteady way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The ship careened out of control" | |
| Synonyms | wobble, shift, tilt | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | bambolearse, cambiar, escorar, inclinarse, ladearse | |
| Nouns | careen | pitching dangerously to one side |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots