noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.

   "[H]er mood, though consistently excited, was labile in affect, with sudden veerings from stormy hypomania to fearfulness and agitated depression."

2. 2
   the act of turning aside suddenly wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of veer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

aberrantaberrativebrokencapriciouscareeningcatchy

Example

More examples

"I saw his car veering to the left."

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