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keeling over

VERB

fall, faint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pass out

WEAK

black out capsize collapse drop founder go down overturn pitch plunge slump swoon topple tumble upset

Antonyms

WEAK

stand straighten

Example Sentences

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The only way to deploy this exhausting strategy without keeling over is to be fit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The classic Hollywood version of a heart attack — clutching your chest and keeling over — is fairly rare, especially for women.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

He stood, keeling over and choking on the hellish fumes rising from the earth, raising a hand in recognition at the sound of his name.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

"There was no sudden pain, no clutching at the heart, no keeling over, nothing dramatic at all," Mr Finn said.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

All over the track, athletes were keeling over and being carted off to hospitals.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand