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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.
an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about --Burke.
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veering \Veer"ing\, a.
Shifting. -- {Veer"ing*ly}, adv
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
veering
n : the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: {swerve}, {swerving}]
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