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careen

British pronunciation/kəɹˈiːn/
American pronunciation/kɝˈin/
to careen
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

walk as if unable to control one's movements

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2

move sideways or in an unsteady way

synonyms : shift
tilt
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Careen
[NOUN]
1

pitching dangerously to one side

synonyms : rock
sway
tilt
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Examples
1Careening down the mountain towards your family.
2The universe at the present time is careening out of control.
3And so our civilization careened toward self destruction.
4Some time around 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid about the size of Manhattan careened into Earth.
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