heeling

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
• Homophone: healing

heeling

1. present participle and gerund of heel

heeling (countable and uncountable, plural heelings)

1. (nautical) An inclination to one side; a tilt.
   • 1871, The Nautical Magazine, volume 40, page 405:

     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, […]