KEELING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

keeling

verb

present participle of keel

as in collapsing

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There is more attention paid to buildings collapsing than to the actual people being harmed.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
The fire broke out on June 17, burning for more than a week and collapsing the 500,000-square-foot facility.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of collapsing

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Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors beat Dallas 137-131 on Monday night, extending the Mavericks' home losing streak to 12 games, their longest in 32 years.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of crumpling

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An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Rather than just trimming stems and plopping them in a vase, reflexing plays with the form of the flower by gently folding petals backwards to open up the bloom.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of plopping

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The foul weather sent trees toppling across the city, including on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and in Woodside, Queens, where a food truck was struck by a fallen tree, according to ABC.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Watkins explains that cutting the roots can also make the tree less stable and increase its risk of wind damage or toppling in a storm.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of toppling

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On Monday, an 18-year-old was seriously injured after falling onto an elevated platform.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
One thing seems certain — any Chinese citizen with this type of account needs to be paying attention to their obligations, and the sooner the better, to avoid falling afoul of the new mandate.

— Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of falling

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And in the film’s poignant final scene, Joe despondently plays his piano − only for Angela to sit beside him and start plunking along.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Imagine taking the gorgeous rock formations of Zion or Badlands national park and plunking them down on the shore of Lake Superior—along with a liberal dose of colorful streaks.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 21 June 2026

Definition of plunking

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But the market has been biased toward peace, tumbling 9% or more over single- or multi-day stretches eight times over the same stretch.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The Minihausens tried to built a human ladder to take the money, but Dominik Mysterio sent them tumbling down.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of tumbling

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