keeling
The word “keeling” has 2 syllables: keel-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈkiːlɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for keeling?
In the thesaurus, “keeling” has 22 synonyms and 3 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for keeling along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for keeling
- collapsing
- crashing
- crumpling
- dropping
- falling
- flumping
- free-falling
- nose-diving
- plonking
- plopping
- plummeting
- plunging
- plunking
- precipitating
- skidding
- sliding
- slipping
- stumbling
- toppling
- tripping
- tumbling
- wiping out
Antonyms for keeling
- getting up
- rising
- uprising
Meanings of keeling
- verb
- To mark with ruddle.
- To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- To render inoperative.
- To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
- To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
- To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
- To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- To use up or to waste.
- To exert an overwhelming effect on.
- To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
- To force a company out of business.
- To produce intense pain.
- To punish severely.
- To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- To cause to assume the value zero.
- (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- To deadmelt.
- noun
- A cod.
Example Sentences
- The sailboat gently rocked, keeling with the rhythm of the waves.
- As the wind picked up, the ship started keeling to one side.
- The experienced sailor adjusted the sails to prevent the boat from keeling too much.
- A sudden gust of wind had the small boat keeling dangerously.
- The yacht smoothly navigated the water, elegantly keeling in the breeze.
On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to keeling, such as: collapsing, crashing, crumpling, dropping, falling, flumping, free-falling.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
falling
- abating
- alleviating
- angling
- backslide
- backsliding
- biting the dust
- bombing
- bowed
- bowing
- bowing out
- breaching
- breaking
- breaking the law
- buckling
- buying it
- buying the farm
- canting
- capitulating
- checking out
- cocking
- collapsing
- compressing
- conceding
- condensing
- constricting
- consuming
- contracting
- crashing
- cratering
- croaking
- crumbling
- crumpling
- dangling
- de-escalating
- decadence
- decay
- decaying
- deceasing
- declension
- declination
- decline
- declined
- declining
- decreasing
- deflating
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- degradation
- demising
- departing
- descendant
- descendent
- descending
- descent
- deterioration
- devaluation
- diminishing
- dipping
- disappearing
- diving
- downfall
- downgrade
- drooping
- droopy
- dropping
- drying up
- dwindling
- dying
- easing
- ebbing
- ending
- erring
- evaporating
- exiting
- expiring
- fading
- failing
- falling away
- falling from grace
- faltering
- flagging
- flatlining
- flopping
- floppy
- flumping
- flunking
- folding
- forfeiting
- foundering
- free-falling
- giving out
- giving up
- giving up the ghost
- going
- handing over
- hanging
- heeling
- hung
- inclining
- infringing
- keeling
- kicking in
- kicking off
- kicking the bucket
- knuckling under
- lapse
- lapsing
- leaning
- lessening
- letting up
- limp
- listing
- losing
- lowering
- messing up
- missing
- moderating
- nodding
- nose-diving
- offending
- palling
- parting
- passing away
- pegging out
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- perishing
- phasing down
- plonking
- plopping
- plummeting
- plunging
- plunking
- popping off
- precipitating
- predeceasing
- receding
- reclining
- regress
- regression
- relapse
- relaxing
- relenting
- relinquishing
- remitting
- retreating
- retrogression
- reversion
- sagging
- settling
- shrinking
- sinking
- sinning
- skidding
- slackening
- slanting
- sliding
- slipping
- sloping
- slumping
- snuffing it
- stepping out
- stooping
- straying
- striking out
- stumbling
- submitting
- subsiding
- succumbing
- surrendering
- suspended
- taking the count
- tanking
- tapering
- tapering off
- throwing
- tilting
- tipping
- toppling
- tottering
- transgressing
- trespassing
- tripping
- tumbling
- vanishing
- violating
- wandering
- waning
- washing out
- weakening
- weeping
- wiping out