KEELING (OVER) Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

keeling (over)

verb

present participle of keel (over)

as in fainting

to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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His body collapses in on itself on the fainting couch in the sitting room.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
That song’s music video is also darkly cinematic, showing Elizabeth playing with baby dolls in between sitting, bloodied, in bathtubs and on fainting couches.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of fainting

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Crisis responders are passing out gun locks in the South Deering neighborhood after a 4-year-old boy was shot inside a home on Tuesday.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Taxpayers who donate to an organization passing out the scholarships will receive a federal tax credit, a perk expected to further fuel the conservative school choice movement.

— Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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Residents around Milwaukee may see motorcycles rolling around town, goth concerts blacking out downtown parks, parades celebrating workers and fall kickoff events preparing for sweater weather.

— Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This curtain type is airy, casual, and gives your windows a sense of place and structure without feeling stuffy—or completely blacking out the sunshine during golden hour.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of blacking out

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With the Bears trailing the Steelers 17-14 in the fourth quarter, Ditka caught a short pass and broke eight tackles before collapsing to the turf after a 63-yard gain that set up the tying field goal.

— Ira Kaufman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Merging with a magnetar All neutron stars are created the same way from the collapsing core of a massive star, but not all neutron stars are equal.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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