veering

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noun

A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.

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Meanings

adjectiveveering (comparative more veering, superlative most veering)

comparative more veering · superlative most veering

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of veer
    nounveering (plural veerings)

    plural veerings

    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.

      1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

    Synonyms & antonyms

    nounthe act of turning aside suddenly

    Similar
    swerveswerving
    Broader
    turnturning
    Also see
    swerveswerving

    Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

    Rhymes & wordplay

    Rhymes with veering

    hearingappearingsteeringclearingearringtearingfearinggearingcheeringpeeringendearingsearingsmearingearingspearingjeeringpivot gearing
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    Anagrams

    grieveninverge
    Cite this entry
    APA

    veering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veering

    MLA

    “veering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veering.

    Source: veering on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.