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veering
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Veering
(gcide) | 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.
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And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.
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an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.
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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.
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Veering
(gcide) | Veering \Veer"ing\, a.
Shifting. -- Veer"ing*ly, adv.
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veering
(wn) | veering
n 1: the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: swerve,
swerving, veering] |
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