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swerving

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swerve  (swûrv)
tr. & intr.v. swerved, swerv·ing, swerves
To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course.
n.
The act of swerving.
[Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour.]
Synonyms: swerve, depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer1
These verbs mean to turn away from a straight or prescribed course: a gaze that never swerved; won't depart from family traditions; deviated from the original plan; digressed from the main topic; opinions that diverged; strays from the truth; a conversation that veered away from sensitive issues.
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Noun1.swerving - the act of turning aside suddenlyswerving - the act of turning aside suddenly    
swerve, veering
turning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
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He said the university needed ever so much more money this year than the state was willing to furnish; and that it must come from wealthy personages who could not but be offended by the swerving of the university from its high ideal of the passionless pursuit of passionless intelligence.
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Nevertheless while swerving to avoid this stroke, Robin was poising for his own, and back came he forthwith--whack!
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