What does "sheered" mean?

simple past and past participle of sheer

What is a synonym for "sheered"?

Common synonyms include: diverge, swerve, turn, veer.

Sheered

verb

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of sheer form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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diverge swerve turn veer

Antonyms

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align straighten

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"The princess had seated herself on one of the largest icebergs, and all the passing ships sheered off in alarm when they saw her sitting there with her long hair streaming loose in the wind."

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