simple past tense and past participle of veer

(obsolete, nautical) To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

plural of veer

present participle of veer

A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.

plural of veering