careering
present participle ofcareer
career
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/kəˈrɪər/us/kəˈrɪr/(especiallyof avehicle) tomovefastand in a way that is out ofcontrol:
Thecoachcareereddownaslopeandcollidedwith abank.
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofcareering
careering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I am sure that we have all been on a pavement when a cyclist who should not be there comescareeringalong.
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The people concerned see films on television which show carscareeringaround the countryside and believe that they can do it.
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What concerns me is the odd vehicle individuallycareeringabout the country; in that lies great danger.
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We have all witnessed double-decker busescareeringaround country lanes, usually entirely empty.
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Sadly, the reality is that the vehicle is probably a 42-tonne lorrycareeringthrough the village at 55 mph.
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I mentioned earlier the example of an aircraftcareeringoff a runway into a road.
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It is not an extraordinary assumption that we shall not want to gocareeringall over the country setting up demonstration farms.
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For triumphantlycareeringround the course.
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In my opinion, motorists have no right to gocareeringthrough the countryside without regard to other users of the road, whether they be animals or humans.
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However, where a joy-rider, for instance, iscareeringdown a street in the presence of soldiers or policemen it is difficult to see what else those officers can do.
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Relays of fresh riders and horses,careeringat full gallop, could maintain an average speed of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He knocks most of them off beforecareeringoutside and landing on his backside in the cacti on the stall.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.We seemed to becareeringfrom one side of the country to another, then up and down with not a lot of breaks in between.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I remember singing andcareeringthrough the blaze like a drunkard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Relays of fresh riders and horsescareeringat full gallop could sustain an average speed of about 20 mph.
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- peaceful environment
- peaceful existence
- peacefully
- peaceful manner
- peaceful means
- peaceful negotiation
- peacefulness
- peaceful place
- peaceful protest
- peaceful purpose
- peaceful resolution
- peaceful revolution
- peaceful settlement
- peaceful solution
- peaceful transition
- peaceful village
- peace initiative
- peacekeeper
- peacekeeping
- peacekeeping operation
- peacekeeping role
- peace-loving
- peace-loving
- peacemaker
- peace movement