sunwise

American  

[suhn-wahyz] / ˈsʌnˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. in the direction of the sun's apparent daily motion.

2. in a clockwise direction.

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sunwise British  

/ ˈsʌnˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. moving in the same direction as the sun; clockwise

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Etymology

Origin of sunwise

First recorded in 1860–65; sun + -wise

Example Sentences

But the three above are sufficiently significant to show that,' following the strange sunwise progression of nations, football has moved westward.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he passed through the last hoop it wasn’t finished They spun him around sunwise and he recovered he stood up The rainbows returned him to his home, but it wasn’t over.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

Eggs and cake are commonly beaten and butter made by stirring sunwise.

From Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk by Bergen, Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson)

He danced in a sunwise circle around them, from east to south to west to north, bobbing his head and singing.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert

When the warriors returned from a fight they circumambulated the lodge four times, sunwise, stopping at the east just before entering.

From Siouan Sociology by Dorsey, James Owen