turn with every wind

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, with, every, wind.

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Meanings

verbturn with every wind (third-person singular simple present turns with every wind, present participle turning with every wind, simple past and past participle turned with every wind)

present singular third person turns with every wind · participle present turning with every wind · participle past turned with every wind · past turned with every wind

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, with, every, wind.
  2. derogatoryTo be inconstant, to go along uncritically or opportunistically with fashionable opinion.

Origin

From the action of a weather vane.

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APA

turn with every wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20with%20every%20wind

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“turn with every wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20with%20every%20wind. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn with every wind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20with%20every%20wind.

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