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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  1. fainting
  2. passing out
  3. blacking out
  4. collapsing
Verb
  • Nurses are fainting on the wards, children are flopping onto their desks at school.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Bayern Munich have confirmed Jamal Musiala will miss his Saturday’s Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund after fainting in two successive matches.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fainting
Verb
  • Before long, servers passing out menus began offering drinks to people waiting in line.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Steven Soderbergh gave her a story about passing out at Clooney’s 40th-birthday party, an embarrassing moment the star smoothed over with his trademark aplomb.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of passing out
Verb
  • 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
  • Overwhelmed fans reported blacking out at the Eras Tour, all memories of the night dumped.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of blacking out
Verb
  • The family’s attorney says Mayich struggled through a military-style practice with little rest or water, showing clear distress before collapsing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Rodríguez Verona said survivors were disoriented and dehydrated, with many collapsing or vomiting upon reaching land.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapsing
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