Crossword clues for veering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Veering.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare;
perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate);
or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little
bracelet (cf. Ferrule). Cf. Environ.]
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the
west or north. ``His veering gait.''
--Wordsworth.
And as he leads, the following navy veers.
--Dryden.
an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about.
--Burke.
To veer and haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.
Veering \Veer"ing\, a. Shifting. -- Veer"ing*ly, adv.
Wiktionary
n. A motion that veers; a sudden swerve. vb. (present participle of veer English)
WordNet
Usage examples of "veering".
A sudden maneuver could startle a TIE-fighter pilot into veering straight into the path of one of his fellows.
That pilot shut the engine down and continued veering, trying to escape Dia.
Their communications showed them in hot pursuit, then veering in different directions around the tower.
All the TIEs began veering off toward Iron Fist, even if it meant exposing their backs to New Republic guns.
He skied through deepening powder, veering sharply back and forth down the slope.
He gripped the parachute lines and leaned to the right, angling away from the lake, veering toward a meadow.
Twisting the control stick, he began evasive maneuvers, tilting the plane to the right, then the left, veering, spinning, diving: Other guards began shooting.
Castor reacted as Saul expected, twisting sharply on the steering wheel, veering in the old unobstructed direction, toward the parking area, the picnic tables, the trees.
In front of the car was a large screen showing wildly veering footage of a parched country road.
Suddenly the dragon banked, veering toward the highland above the village.
He was perfectly capable of making the lady the object of his gallantry for a few weeks, and then of veering off at a tangent, forgetting her very existence.
Of that Laria was just as glad, for the route they'd taken on the way in had required some dips and veerings that she was not certain her innards could have handled.
The log of the Adelaide for 29th February, 1870, describes one which travelled at the rate of ten miles an hour, and had all the veerings, calm centre, etc.