swerve
verb (used without object)
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
was swerving
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past progressiveof swerve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His sense of where things were in space grew warped: Out for a walk, he grabbed Ellen in a panic, thinking a passing car was swerving to hit them on the sidewalk.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
The mother-of-two told the court the Skoda Fabia was "swerving" whist driving on the A46.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
Phillips testified that he did not realize when he pulled Hicks over the second time that it was the same car he had just seen and acted because the car was swerving.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
And he was swerving where he was not supposed to be swerving because the car was coming in the wrong way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Harry rose fast, but his Nimbus was swerving slightly with the wind.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
