keeling

present participle of keel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeling
Verb
  • Reservoirs supplying Tehran and other urban centers have dropped to critically low levels, while agricultural production in the nation’s most fertile regions is collapsing, threatening food security and rural livelihoods.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Dorzon had been shot 11 times and his girlfriend had also been hit, collapsing on the front lawn.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The sixth inning also featured a frightening moment when Cleveland’s David Fry, squaring around to bunt, took a 99 mph fastball from Skubal off his face, crumpling to the dirt as Skubal reacted with distress.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Singh’s truck blocked both lanes of the northbound Turnpike, leading the Chrysler Town & Country minivan the three friends were riding in to slam into the semi’s 18-wheeler trailer, crumpling underneath it.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers got to rejoice again once Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, toppling the Toronto Blue Jays in a Game 7 classic to become baseball’s first repeat champions in a quarter century.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There was one instance of vandals toppling monuments.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His true self comes tumbling out in between every lie, and that’s because Macfadyen makes sure of it.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Each match consists of three rounds of competition, with rounds one and two featuring cheerleading skills including stunts, basket tosses, and tumbling in head-to-head, bracket-style rounds.
    Peter White, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Keeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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