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Meanings of veering round in English

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Usage of veering round in English
1
The wind is veering round in an easterly direction, but is still very slight.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
2
The wind is veering round to the south to-night.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
3
The odds were veering round to the wrong side.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
4
The wind in the morning from the south-east, veering round to the northward during the day.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia / From Moreton Ba...
5
The opinion of the school had been veering round for the last few days in favour of Tom.
The Channings: A Story
6
Gard pleased him by saying he was veering round to the journalist's way of thinking on things German.
Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
7
The wind was veering round more to the eastward, and we were getting a rock-bound shore under our lee.
Hurricane Hurry
8
After this, veering round for a moment on the generous tack, he offered me a cow, which I declined.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
9
We had fair weather all the afternoon, but the wind was unsettled, veering round by the north to the east.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
10
The roundabouts were veering round and grinding out their music, the side shows were making as much commotion as possible.
England, My England
11
After the ladies had left the room, Donovan, rather to his amusement, found the talk veering round to Luke Raeburn.
We Two: A Novel
12
Wind is veering round.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
13
Four days later-thewind veering round to the southward-AdmiralBarcelo, with his fleet, returned to the bay; and the blockade was renewed.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
14
On my way across the lake I noticed that the wind was veering round toward the east and that the temperature was rising.
The Drama of the Forests: Romance and Adventure
15
After considering the Budget very carefully some people are veering round to the theory that we didn't win the War, but just bought it.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12
16
At sun-set, the wind veering round to the south, we tacked and stood off, it not being safe to approach the shore in the dark.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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