VERB | stative | yaw, gape, yawn | be wide open |
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motion | yaw | deviate erratically from a set course | |
motion | yaw | swerve off course momentarily | |
NOUN | event | yaw, swerve | an erratic deflection from an intended course |
Sounds | yao' |
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Meaning | An erratic deflection from an intended course. | |
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Synonym | swerve | |
Broader | turning, turn | A movement in a new direction |
Spanish | desvío brusco, guiñada, viraje repentino | |
Verbs | yaw | deviate erratically from a set course |
Meaning | Be wide open. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | gape, yawn | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | boquear, bostezar |
Meaning | deviate erratically from a set course. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "the yawing motion of the ship" | |
Narrower | hunt | yaw back and forth about a flight path |
Broader | deviate, divert | Turn aside |
Nouns | yaw | an erratic deflection from an intended course |
Meaning | swerve off course momentarily. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it" | |
Broader | swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut | Turn sharply |
Spanish | guiñar |
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