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All careering synonyms

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verb careering

  • lurch β€” Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
  • swoop β€” to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
  • topple β€” to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
  • lunge β€” a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
  • submerge β€” to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
  • sound β€” The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
  • immerse β€” to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
  • plunk β€” to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar.
  • keel β€” a red ocher stain used for marking sheep, lumber, etc.; ruddle.
  • belly-flop β€” to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
  • whisk β€” to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
  • hie β€” to hasten; speed; go in haste.
  • outstrip β€” to outdo; surpass; excel.
  • post β€” power-on self-test
  • wing β€” either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • bustle β€” If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy.
  • scuttle β€” Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
  • depart β€” When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • skip β€” to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
  • skitter β€” to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
  • abscond β€” If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
  • hotfoot β€” a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.
  • decamp β€” If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
  • skedaddle β€” to run away hurriedly; flee.
  • smoke β€” the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
  • scorch β€” to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
  • shag β€” this dance step.
  • streak β€” a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
  • accelerate β€” If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
  • fleet β€” an arm of the sea; inlet.
  • quicken β€” to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
  • urge β€” to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
  • hightail β€” to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
  • assist β€” If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • bomb β€” A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
  • impel β€” to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
  • aid β€” Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • glance β€” to look quickly or briefly.
  • flounce β€” to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
  • stream β€” a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
  • gallop β€” to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends.
  • spring β€” String PRocessING language
  • dash β€” If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
  • follow β€” to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
  • speed β€” rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
  • chase β€” If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
  • scamper β€” to run or go hastily or quickly.
  • tumble β€” to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
  • scoot β€” to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
  • dart β€” If a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly.
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