Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of heel
nounheeling (countable and uncountable, plural heelings)
plural heelings
- countableuncountablenauticalAn inclination to one side; a tilt.
One reason why a ship will not sail close-hauled on even keel with helm amidships, is that the masts are too far aft, and this may be proved by a “stiff ship” going “upon a wind” five or six knots an hour without perceptible heelings, […]
1871, The Nautical Magazine, volume 40, page 405
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish kallistuminen
- kallistumineninclination to one side
Spanish escora
- escorainclination to one side
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with heeling
feelingdealinghealingceilingappealingrevealingstealingsealingwheelingpeelingkneelingrepealingreelingconcealingElingpealingglass ceilingshielingsinking feeling
All rhymes →Sounds the same
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heeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heeling
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“heeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heeling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heeling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heeling.
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