Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as heel.

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  • verb Present participle of heel.

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Examples

  • The only thing that can start the heeling is time.

    'We have been mourning with you,' Obama tells miners' families 2010

  • Look again at yesterday's pic and you'll notice the boat is 'heeling' or leaning over, so there is actually a breeze and the sails are 'sheeted' or pulled in.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • Look again at yesterday's pic and you'll notice the boat is 'heeling' or leaning over, so there is actually a breeze and the sails are 'sheeted' or pulled in.

    [what's wrong with this pic] answer 2009

  • Ever since I found out that they make adult sizes I've been daydreaming about 'heeling' to work (just think how exciting that walk to and from London Bridge would be on wheels), about skating carefree-ly round Paul when we go shopping, and about generally being the coolest kid in the playground.

    The One With The Fad kisobel 2007

  • Ladies walked about in performance of household or plantation duties, sock in hand, "casting on," "heeling,"

    Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers

  • The cows and calves looked done up, and the steer's tongue was out -- it was hottish weather; the old dog had been 'heeling' him up too, for he was bleeding up to the hocks, and the end of his tail was bitten off.

    Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Rolf Boldrewood 1870

  • § Museum/Gift Shop: Here are many lots of displays of Angola's history-weapons, a section on the Red Hat, the "heeling" incident, and "Gruesome Gertie," which is the last electric chair, with photos of all executed inmates since 1981-the most recent in January 2010.

    Indybay newswire Angola 3 News 2010

  • § Museum/Gift Shop: Here are many lots of displays of Angola's history-weapons, a section on the Red Hat, the "heeling" incident, and "Gruesome Gertie," which is the last electric chair, with photos of all executed inmates since 1981-the most recent in January 2010.

    Indybay newswire 2010

  • Museum/Gift Shop: Here are many lots of displays of Angola's history-weapons, a section on the Red Hat, the "heeling" incident, and "Gruesome Gertie," which is the last electric chair, with photos of all executed inmates since 1981-the most recent in January 2010.

    Dissident Voice 2010

  • Museum/Gift Shop: Here are many lots of displays of Angola's history-weapons, a section on the Red Hat, the "heeling" incident, and "Gruesome Gertie," which is the last electric chair, with photos of all executed inmates since 1981-the most recent in January 2010.

    Dissident Voice Angola 3 News 2010

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