westering

[ wes-ter-ing ]

adjective
  1. moving or shifting toward the west: the westering sun; a westering wind.

Origin of westering

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at wester2, -ing2

Words Nearby westering

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How to use westering in a sentence

  • The reeds have a golden belt where the rise and fall of the water has left its yellow mark, shining brightly in the westering sun.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • Then she sat with her eyes fixed on the distant islands, haze-purple in the light of the westering sun.

    The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • The westering sun began lengthening the shadows on the Inyan-kara, and with the cool of evening his strength began to revive.

    The Way of an Indian | Frederic Remington
  • Light curtains are drawn between the columns on the north and east to soften the westering sun.

    Caesar and Cleopatra | George Bernard Shaw
  • These were but the outward and visible symbols of his westering tendencies.

British Dictionary definitions for westering

westering

/ (ˈwɛstərɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. poetic moving towards the west: the westering star

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