yaw
verb (used without object)
to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
was yawing
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past progressiveof yaw.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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Then he looked back, and to his great joy he perceived that the Lillian had gone off in a wild direction and was yawing all over the pond.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
The Bucentaur, unable to resist the storm owing to its flat bottom, was yawing from side to side.
From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
"Why—why—" Galusha was yawing badly, but he clutched the helm and kept on the course; "I—ah—hope so, Miss Martha, I hope so."
From Galusha the Magnificent by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
The operation required great care for the unwieldy craft was yawing horribly.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
Their united strength was needed because the schooner was yawing madly every now and then when the mightier surges of the frothing sea hoisted her counter, chasing behind her like wild horses.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
