veering

UK
/ˈvɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˈvɪrɪŋ/
veeringnoun
Translations
The sudden veering of the car surprised everyone.
Внезапный поворот машины удивил всех.
The veering of the ship was caused by strong winds.
Отклонение корабля было вызвано сильными ветрами.
Definitions
The act or instance of changing direction or course.
The sudden veering of the car caught everyone by surprise.
A clockwise shift in wind direction, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.
Meteorologists warned sailors about an unexpected veering of the wind during the night.
veeringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈvɪə.rɪŋ/
US
/ˈvɪr.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is changing direction.
Definitions
Changing direction or course; turning aside.
They followed the veering path up the mountain.
veerverb

veering

Gerund

veered
Past Simple
veered
Past Participle
veering
Gerund
UK
/vɪə/
US
/vɪr/
Translations
The car began to veer off the road.
Машина начала сворачивать с дороги.
The ship veered to avoid the iceberg.
Корабль отклонился, чтобы избежать айсберга.
изменять направление
The conversation veered towards politics.
Разговор изменил направление в сторону политики.
Definitions
To change direction suddenly.
The car veered off the road to avoid hitting the deer.
To shift or change course, opinion, or behavior.
The conversation veered towards politics after the initial pleasantries.
Of the wind: to shift clockwise.
By dawn the wind had veered to the east, bringing colder air.
Synonyms
alter course
change direction
Antonyms
veernoun
Definitions
A change in direction.
The sudden veer of the car caught everyone by surprise.
A clockwise shift in the direction of the wind.
The forecast warned of a sudden veer to the north-west during the night.