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veeringly

Variant of veer

intransitive verb

  1. to change direction; shift; turn or swing around
  2. to change sides; shift, as from one opinion or attitude to another
  3. Meteorol. to shift clockwise (in the Northern Hemisphere): said of the changing direction of a wind
  4. Naut.
    1. to change the direction or course of a ship by swinging its stern to the wind; wear a ship
    2. to be so turned: said of a ship

transitive verb

  1. to turn or swing; change the course of
  2. Naut. to change the direction or course of (a ship) by swinging its stern to the wind; wear

noun

a change of direction

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