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careerings

careerings is the plural of careering.

Meaning of careering

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

Questions about careerings

What is careerings the plural of?
Careerings is the plural of careering.

Words near careerings in the dictionary

  1. careered
  2. careerer
  3. careerers
  4. careering
  5. careeringly
  6. careerings
  7. careerism
  8. careerisms
  9. careerist
  10. careeristic
  11. careerists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: careerings (page history and authors); careering (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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