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sheering
verb as in lean
verb as in pivot
verb as in skid
verb as in swerve
verb as in swing
Strongest matches
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Weak matches
verb as in turn
Strong matches
verb as in veer
verb as in whip
verb as in deflect
verb as in dip
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Example Sentences
Well, here she comes, and we said she was going to try and shave us; but she didn't seem to be sheering off a bit.
Whatever it was, our ship gave it a wide berth, sheering off from the object in a sharp swing.
The axe descended, sheering his haunches across, and he stretched out, working his great jaws convulsively.
The fire had been hid by sheering towards the shore, and the latter was nearer, perhaps, than was desirable.
Peeping out, he saw the Lancaster and the Cumberland sheering to port, and he moved the lever of the steering-telegraph.
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On this page you'll find 380 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sheering, such as: bow, drift, incline, nod, prop, and recline.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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