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careen

[kuh-reen] / kəˈrin /
VERB
tilt; move wildly down path
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Christmas came early for Careen Williams and her son, C. J.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2019

Careen the Margarita there and rectify the wrong—which he trusted was not great.

From 1492 by Johnston, Mary

Now we began to Careen, going over to Horn Island, and a Sampan ready to heave down by, and take in our Guns, Carriages, &c.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus

Forward the fearless barges plunge and bound, Top the curl'd wave, or grind the flinty ground, Careen, whirl, right, and sidelong dasht and tost, Now seem to reach and now to lose the coast.

From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel




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