Term Gallery logo

Meanings of swerving in English

Catalan
viratge

The act of turning aside suddenly.

        viratge
        Usage of swerving in English
        1
        They parted, swerving to the right and left of the main way.
        Dancer’s Lament
        2
        A report from the web-culture conference, now swerving into its third year.
        Wired
        3
        Gonko sped off, swerving on the way to annihilate two stray cats.
        The Pilo Family Circus
        4
        You could memorize a list afterward or drive a chariot without swerving.
        Helen of troy
        5
        Without pause or swerving they entered the bay and kept their march.
        Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 05 : Lights and shado...
        6
        Chris hit the highway running, swerving into the lane at high speed.
        Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
        7
        Through tribulation and persecution it has held on its way without swerving.
        Zenobia; or, the Fall of Palmyra
        8
        Rodman was reportedly busted for swerving and blasting music on Jan. 13.
        Ebony
        9
        The street forked here-itmight have been either way-byswerving a little.
        Mr. Achilles
        10
        It tore headlong, swerving and careening with great rattling and crashing noises.
        The Romantic
        11
        She darted from him, swerving again like a bird on the wing.
        The Street Called Straight
        12
        He saw, and swerving suddenly from his course walked rapidly toward them.
        The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst o...
        13
        When platforms and targets are alike swerving it's hard to hit anything.
        The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
        14
        The drive took ten minutes: swerving and racing through the sun-dusted streets.
        The marks of cain
        15
        They were skidding and swerving directly toward the tunnel's massive center pillars.
        Warlord: an alex hawke novel
        16
        Not to be outdone, Marriott beat away Danny Holland's swerving late shot.
        The Guardian
        About this term
        More collocations
        Translations for swerving
        Catalan
        viratge
        Swerving through the time
        Swerving across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common