verb🔗ShareTo turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course."The small sailboat kept yawing in the choppy water, making it hard to steer a straight line. "nauticalsailingvehicledirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo swerve off course to port or starboard."The small boat was yawing wildly in the strong waves, making it difficult to steer. "nauticalsailingvehicledirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course."The small sailboat was yawing wildly in the strong wind, making it difficult for the inexperienced sailor to keep it on course. "nauticalsailingvehicledirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works."The cane juice in the clarifier was yawing, producing a frothy white substance. "agriculturefoodprocesstechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading