"veered" in the verb sense

1. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

turn sharply change direction abruptly

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"

"The motorbike veered to the right"

2. veer

shift to a clockwise direction

"the wind veered"

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