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Meanings of veering in English

Catalan
viratge

The act of turning aside suddenly.

        viratge
        Usage of veering in English
        1
        If you're veering towards the latter situation, then seek a second opinion!
        The South African
        2
        She had the sense of the conversation veering out of her control.
        The Golem and the Jinni
        3
        Last week he showed little sign of veering from his hardline stance.
        The Guardian
        4
        Roland followed closely behind him before veering off toward the nearest reactor.
        Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
        5
        Suppose you look to the southward, a little veering toward the west.
        The House Boat Boys; Or, Drifting Down to the Sunny South
        6
        The weather continued very severe, the wind veering from north-east to east-south-east.
        A Voyage to the South Sea / Undertaken by command of His Majesty...
        7
        When we docked at Nullarbor the Pinkertons took off quick, veering east.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        8
        They were convinced that the North was veering toward a warlike mood.
        Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
        9
        Next morning, the wind falling and veering to S.W., we steered N.E.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
        10
        Her flashlight beam bounced on her hip, veering off uselessly into space.
        Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
        11
        I half fell, and it screamed past me, veering off towards the sea.
        Complete Books of Blood
        12
        Run through a roof slightly right, veering left toward the belay of Updraft.
        Climbing Magazine
        13
        Some of the Clypeans must be veering to deal with this new incursion.
        Iron Council
        14
        I dive left and I know the ball is veering right.
        Number9Dream
        15
        She beams back at me, veering us left, then right again.
        Ice Like Fire
        16
        Mr Desra suggested that Mr Sogavare was veering from the facts.
        Radio NZ
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        Translations for veering
        Catalan
        viratge
        Veering through the time
        Veering across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common