Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun careen

1 sense of careen

Sense 1
rock, careen, sway, tilt -- (pitching dangerously to one side)
       => lurch, pitch, pitching -- (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb careen

2 senses of careen

Sense 1
stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Sense 2
careen, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

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