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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

When she was 13 years old, Ms Thomas said she remembered "keeling over in agony" at the back of the classroom.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

He never made it, keeling over on the court.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2020

"Especially since he's one cheeseburger away from keeling over himself," Behar quipped in response.

From Fox News • Jun. 12, 2019

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

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand