1. present participle of keel: to fall over suddenly
Usage: often used with ‘over’
2. present participle of keel: to turn a ship on its side for cleaning or repair
Usage: nautical

1. the action of falling over suddenly

Examples

• The exhausted runner was keeling over at the finish line.
• After standing in the heat for hours, she felt like keeling over.
• The sailors were keeling the boat to scrape barnacles off the hull.
• His sudden keeling over alarmed everyone in the room.
• The old tree was keeling dangerously toward the house.
• They spent the morning keeling the vessel for maintenance.