Meaning & use
veer
To change direction suddenly and sharply, especially while moving or speaking.
See it in a sentence
The car veered sharply to avoid the deer standing in the road.
Their conversation veered from the weather to a heated debate about politics.
A note on using this word
Veer can describe physical movement, like a vehicle, or a figurative shift, like a conversation or plan changing course.
Words with a similar meaning
swerveturn
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