capsizing
capsizing is the present participle and gerund of capsize.
Meaning of capsize
Verb
capsize (third-person singular simple present capsizes, present participle capsizing, simple past and past participle capsized)
- To overturn.
- Baby, I think I'm capsizing / The waves are rising and rising1982, “Sexual Healing”, performed by Marvin Gaye
- Synonyms:
- upset, keel over, turn turtle
- To cause (a ship) to overturn.
- But what if carrying sail capsize the boat?1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII)
- To deform under stress.
- There are even cases where a totally different knot may result when carelessly pulled. Tie the Granny Knot around any object and pull one end, and it will capsize into Two Half Hitches.1944, Clifford Warren Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots, page 19
Noun
capsizing (plural capsizings)
- An overturning of a boat etc.
Forms of capsizing
| plural | capsizings |
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Questions about capsizing
- What does capsizing mean?
- Capsizing means an overturning of a boat etc.
- What is capsizing the present participle and gerund of?
- Capsizing is the present participle and gerund of capsize.
- What part of speech is capsizing?
- Capsizing is a noun.
- What is the plural of capsizing?
- The plural of capsizing is capsizings.
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