The sheep listened to the pig's request and behaved better than when the dogs were heeling them.
Source: tatoeba (8977974)
Heeling
//ˈhiːlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "heeling" (19 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kallistuminen noun (inclination to one side)
Spanish
1 entries- escora noun (inclination to one side)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
We got to sleep about 4 a.m., only to be awoke at daybreak by a crashing sound and to find the water rushing into the boat, with an unpleasant conviction that our craft was heeling over at a very uncomfortable angle.
Source: tatoeba (11778621)
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, […]
Source: wiktionary
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.