heeling

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heeling

/ˈhiːlɪŋ/

Sounds like healing · Rhymes with -iːlɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of heel

noun heelings

countable, uncountable An 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, […]

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noun inclination to one side

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@misc{heeling_2026,
  title = {heeling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heeling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}