[
US
/kɝˈin/
]
NOUN
- pitching dangerously to one side
VERB
-
move sideways or in an unsteady way
The ship careened out of control -
walk as if unable to control one's movements
The drunken man staggered into the room
How To Use careen In A Sentence
- A grid of rhomboid forms, like windows in a high-rise, tilts and careens to the upper right of the 12-foot expanse of Lost Highway, as though rushing away.
- Following the impact, the truck careened into the eastbound lane of Highway 52, directly towards an oncoming van.
- Suddenly from above us a twenty-foot-long heavy log burst into view, careening down the path like a bobsled.
- Now, we don't know exactly what happened with the driver of this vehicle as to why he kind of careened off -- he or she careened off the road hitting this gas line. CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2007
- This fragile monster truck of booze and soft drugs eventually careened off the road.
- He felt his body roll as the ship careened and vaguely heard the rumble of explosions nearby, but he didn't come to until smoke forced him coughing to his feet.
- Miri gripped the gunwales and held on for dear life as the boat careened from wave to wave, bouncing from rock to hidden rock.
- Everyone stood in silent thought as the ship careened into the hull of the Protor and then burst into a huge explosion taking out not only themselves, but also the Protor.
- Careening back onto the highway, spraying gravel as he went, Jack stomped on the accelerator and gave chase.
- It careens through barricades and smashes through the side of a building and barrels through apartment after apartment, emerging on the other side.