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verb Download 🔗Share (chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly. Examples : "The car careened around the corner, narrowly missing a parked bicycle. " action vehicle way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. Examples : "The shopping cart, released on the hill, careened wildly across the parking lot. " action vehicle nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
