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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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
Nurses are fainting on the wards, children are flopping onto their desks at school.

— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of fainting

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Stephen Zangrillo may be gone 11 years, but his loyal customers still remember him as a fixture at the front door — always in a three-piece suit — greeting them and passing out lollipops to their children.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Before long, servers passing out menus began offering drinks to people waiting in line.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of passing out

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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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Portland took an early lead, but the Pride showed fight and kept it close before collapsing in the last 20 minutes.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsing

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