heeling
Meaning of heeling
- fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).
they were soling and heeling heavy working boots
- (of a dog) follow closely behind its owner.
these dogs are born with the instinctive urge to heel
- strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.
- push or kick (the ball) out of the back of the scrum with one's heel.
the ball was eventually heeled out
- touch the ground with the heel when dancing.
they got into lines and began to heel, toe, and then jump together
Old English hēla, hǣla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hiel, also to hough.
verb, gerund or present participle- (of a boat or ship) lean over owing to the pressure of wind or an uneven load.
the boat heeled in the freshening breeze
the Mary Rose heeled over and sank in 1545
late 16th century: from obsolete heeld, hield ‘incline’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hellen .
verb, gerund or present participle- set a plant in the ground and cover its roots.
the plants can be heeled in together in a sheltered spot
Old English helian ‘cover, hide’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin celare ‘hide’.
Information about heeling
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of heeling is: heelings.
- Languages in which heeling is used:
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Hyphenation of heeling
heel-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 letters.
- heeling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
heeling synonyms
Meaning make a list of:
Meaning talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning move or cause to move into a sloping position:
Meaning attach to or cover the end or extremity of:
Meaning lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal:
Meaning slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal:
Meaning (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down:
Words that rhyme with heeling
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