westering

American  

[wes-ter-ing] / ˈwɛs tər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. moving or shifting toward the west.

   the westering sun; a westering wind.

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westering British  

/ ˈwɛstərɪŋ /

adjective

1. poetic moving towards the west

   the westering star

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Etymology

Origin of westering

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at wester ², -ing ²

Example Sentences

“Maybe it’s the classic American westering – keep moving west, keep moving west. This is as far as it goes. This is the edge.”

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2020

In its first year of operation, the canal carried 40,000 westering Americans to the frontier, shuttled the products of the West back to New York harbor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now the candidate's chartered plane fires back across the continent against the direction of old westering tracks 30,000 ft. below.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two savage tramps fall in love with her; detectives pick up the trail and the second act is played in a box car of the westering freight.

From Time Magazine Archive

The westering was as big as God, and the slow steps that made the movement piled up and piled up until the continent was crossed.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck