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veers

/vɪrz/

Meanings
noun
A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

Examples :

"The car's sudden veers made the passenger feel motion sickness. "
direction way action

Related Words

Illustration car

car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.

"She drove her car to the mall."

Illustration motion

motion noun

/ˈməʊʃən/ /ˈmoʊʃən/

A state of progression from one place to another.

"The motion of the train was slow, taking hours to reach the next town. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration turn

turn verb

/tɜːn/ /tɝn/

(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

"The dog turned sharply to chase a squirrel. "

Illustration sudden

sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

Illustration swerve

swerve noun

/swɜː(ɹ)v/ /swɝv/

A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

"The driver made a sudden swerve to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

Illustration feel

feel noun

/fiːl/

A quality of an object experienced by touch.

"Bark has a rough feel."

Illustration passenger

passenger noun

/ˈpæsənd͡ʒə/ /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚ/

One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

"Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work."

Illustration instance

instance noun

/ˈɪnstəns/

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.

"My mother's instance that I finish my homework before dinner was quite strong. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration sickness

sickness noun

/ˈsɪknɪs/

The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.

"The sickness kept him from attending school for a week. "

Illustration veering

veering verb

/ˈvɪərɪŋ/ /ˈvɪrɪŋ/

To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

"The sailor was veering the mainsheet to reduce the pressure on the sail in the strong wind. "