I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of veer (II)
: turning , shifting , variable
snakelike, veering dances — Richard Wright
such a veering record … would seem to support the charges of inconsistency often brought against him — John Mason Brown
especially : shifting in a clockwise direction
a veering wind
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of veer (II)
: a shifting especially in a clockwise direction ; specifically : an altering of a ship's course by turning away from the direction of the wind