"Swerving" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Swerving" Meaning

To swerve is to suddenly turn or change direction, often sharply or unexpectedly, while driving a vehicle, but it can also be used in a more general sense to mean to change one's course or path.

"Swerving" Examples

5 Examples of "Swerving"

1. To Move From a Straight Course

The driver swerved to avoid hitting the pedestrian.

2. To Change Direction Slightly

The pilot had to swerve the aircraft to navigate through the turbulence.

3. To Move or Be Forced to Move in an Unintended Direction

The car swerved off the road when the tire blew out.

4. Figurative: To Be Seriously Indebted To Someone

He swerved the debt into the bank and then everything came over him all of a sudden and he at once changed his story and confessed.

5. Transitive Verb: To Cause to Move or Give a Status to

He swerved the shutdown checker towards the current programming so the user interface works better.