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careering

careering is the present participle and gerund of career.

Meaning of career

Verb

career (third-person singular simple present careers, present participle careering, simple past and past participle careered)

  1. To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
    • The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
    Synonyms:
    careen

See all 11 meanings of career

Noun

careering (plural careerings)

  1. Rapid, uncontrollable headlong motion.
    • My old friend had tricks, but then I knew its tricks, and I was not less displeased at its manoeuvres, than a good rider is at the well known plunges and careerings of a favorite steed.1833, The Aurora Borealis, a literary annual

Forms of careering

pluralcareerings

Origin of careering

From career + -ing.

Words formed from careering

Questions about careering

What does careering mean?
Careering means rapid, uncontrollable headlong motion.
What is careering the present participle and gerund of?
Careering is the present participle and gerund of career.
What part of speech is careering?
Careering is a noun.
What is the plural of careering?
The plural of careering is careerings.

Words near careering in the dictionary

  1. career-limiting move
  2. career-limiting moves
  3. careered
  4. careerer
  5. careerers
  6. careering
  7. careeringly
  8. careerings
  9. careerism
  10. careerisms
  11. careerist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: careering (page history and authors); career (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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