"veering" in the noun sense
1. swerve, swerving, veering
the act of turning aside suddenly
"veering" 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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