slewed
Britishadjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of slewed
C19: from slew ²
Example Sentences
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It was April 1980 and Bernard Hinault, almost unrecognisable beneath a big red balaclava, slewed doggedly on, further into the lead, somehow remaining balanced on the two wheels beneath him.
From BBC
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, has given an emotional interview about the Duke of Edinburgh and described how the pandemic has “slewed” the grieving process.
From BBC
Franklin says his girlfriend was screaming and he lost all control of the car for 30 seconds as it slewed downhill on the wave.
From Seattle Times
In 2013 the world waved at the Cassini orbiter when that spacecraft slewed away from Saturn to take a snapshot of Earth.
From Scientific American
The camel-colored hills slewed and wheeled, the blue-white horizon rose and dove.
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