veer round

Frequency: 5.22.5 per million words

to change direction to face the opposite way

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Examples (10)

  • The car suddenly veered round the bend, almost hitting the barrier.
  • As the wind intensified, the sailboat had to veer round to maintain its course.
  • He managed to veer round the obstacle at the last moment.
  • The conversation began to veer round to more personal matters.
  • After the initial shock, his opinion started to veer round and become more understanding.
  • The aircraft had to veer round sharply to avoid the approaching storm clouds.
  • Don't let the argument veer round into a personal attack.
  • We watched as the whole flock of birds veered round in perfect synchronicity.
  • She quickly veered round the trolley to block the aisle.
  • If the current is too strong, the raft will simply veer round and head downstream.